Deepak Kochhar, the husband of former ICICI Bank MD & CEO Chanda Kochhar, has tested positive for Covid-19. According to media reports, he is asymptomatic and has been admitted to AIIMS Delhi.
Kochhar was arrested last week by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with ICICI Bank-Videocon money laundering case. After his arrest a special PMLA court remanded him to ED custody for 11 days. However, he was allowed to meet his lawyer at ED’s Delhi office.
His advocate Vijay Aggarwal had met him on September 10 for legal guidance at ED’s Khan Market headquarters.
Following his arrest in Mumbai, Kochhar was brought to Delhi for further investigation.