BharatPe Fraud Case: EOW Summons Former Co-Founder Ashneer Grover and Wife Madhuri

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Delhi Police has summoned BharatPe co-founder Ashneer Grover and his wife Madhuri Jain in connection with an alleged fraud amounting to Rs 81 crore at the fintech unicorn.

The couple has been asked to appear at the EOW’s Mandir Marg office on November 21 for questioning, following a complaint filed by BharatPe.

This development occurred shortly after Grover claimed in a post on X that he and his wife were halted at the Delhi airport on Thursday while en route to New York for vacation.

EOW officials confirmed the summonses and informed that the couple was detained based on a lookout circular issued against them.

In May, the EOW registered an FIR against Grover, Madhuri Jain, and their family members Deepak Gupta, Suresh Jain, and Shwetank Jain in relation to the alleged Rs 81 crore fraud case. BharatPe asserted that Grover and his family caused damages of approximately Rs 81.30 crore through illegitimate payments, inflated payments through passthrough vendors, sham transactions, illegal payments, forged invoices by Madhuri Jain, and destruction of evidence.

EOW sources revealed that officials submitted a status report in court on November 7. If convicted, the accused could face sentences ranging from 10 years to life in prison.

In December 2022, BharatPe filed a civil suit in the Delhi High Court against Grover and his family, seeking damages of up to Rs 88.67 crore for alleged cheating and embezzlement of funds.