ED Arrests Pratyush Sureka at Kolkata Airport for ₹2,672 Crore Bank Fraud

• Pratyush Kumar Sureka, a Kolkata businessman, was arrested by the ED under PMLA, 2002, at Kolkata Airport.
• Sureka is accused in a ₹2,672 crore bank fraud case involving M/s Shree Ganesh Jewellery House (I) Limited (SGJHIL), attempting to flee to Thailand.
• Investigation revealed SGJHIL diverted loan funds to solar power projects, which Sureka then fraudulently acquired for a fraction of their value.
• Sureka allegedly used forged documents, dummy directors, and circular transactions to transfer assets and funds to his family's companies.
• He repeatedly failed to cooperate with the ED, attempted to destroy evidence, intimidate witnesses, and posed a flight risk.

Why It Matters: Businessman Pratyush Sureka arrested by ED at Kolkata Airport for a massive ₹2,672 crore bank fraud.