Preserrerma News 51% (=e 7 ESET a = 1 The Making of a Paper Geottile SCHOOLED IN DECEIT Behind Amiy Intemational flasty gromos We Intemational arrest wanants against ks directors Ashok and Ann Kumar Chauhan, and an extradtion request for duping German hanks Ajmer Singh reports Twenty-two sprawling campuses 35/00 students, 130 professional dagree courses, That's the Amity unwerse, But ‘what these promos fail to mention is that Amity directors ‘Ashok Kumar Chauhan and Arun Kumar Chauhan also face fan international arrost wartan, Interpol has issued a Red Comer Notice against them for alleged frauds committed in Federal Republic of Getmany. The German Embassy has requested the Indian government for extradition, but the Chauhans have successfully evaded arestiexttadtion for close 10 a decade, Ashok first went to Germany as a student, from westem UP, and stayed on to trade in chemicals Nurturing Talent? Amity Schoo! complex ‘Ashok and Arun duped banking institutions not only in Germany, but elsewhere too. The Delhi High Court, on a petition fled by US-based Formossa Plastics Corporation, had restrained them from Aisposing of or otherwise encumbering properties standing/acquired in the names of the Ritnanad Balved Education Foundation (Ashok is the founder president of the foundation which rans Amity institutions), Ritnanad Balved Medical Foundation, Europa Foundation and his Trust Foundation, Formosss requested the judiciary for registration of an fir against Ashok and others for cheating them, The Chauhans purchased plastic material fam the company, but did not bother to clear the bills. Their total lability: Re 95 crore, Based on the US company’s petition, the other properties on ‘which the restraint order was issued were: 15 acres in Sector 44, Noida (Amity School comple), 18-185, Sector 36; 113 acres at Panchgson Manesar, and 5 acres in Saket On anather patton filed by kreise Bank, Germany, the Delhi High Court attached bank accounts worth Rs 15 crave of Ashok and his family. A Netherlands-based company, kiva, also fled a suit against the Chauhans for recovery of approximately Rs 10 crore, the bill for purchase of materials ‘fom the company. ‘Ashok and Arun, now residing at €-27, Defence Colony, New Delhi, aro accused of intending to get hold of unlawful property and of hasing caused property damages to others by concealing facts, ‘Accarding to the anest warrant issued against them by the German judicial authorities, the brothers fooled credit institutions and banks. They claimed that ther firms, Kunstoplast and kunstochem, in Germany, vere sohent enterprises and between November 1933 and March 1994, Ashok obtained Aiscounted loans on bills of exchange from varus financial institutions. They pretended that the credit slips were good bills of exchange. But the bils of exchange were nat paid on due date because the drawees were insolvent ‘The warrant states that the accused were able to withdraw in time " alter spending neatly two decades in the countty “to escape German prosacution. They camouflaged thai fights abroad as business tips, and naver retumed. Ashok lef Germany alter March 26, 1954 on the pretext of negotiating with sponsors to save his ake group in Germany. On reaching Delhi, he fled @ petition fer barkruptcy (fom June to November 1994) ‘Aloxander Frey, head, ogal department, Kisios Bank Frankf, tld Tehelka, "Ashok: and Arun have damaged kreiss Bark by $5 milion (Rs 24 ctor approx) and some more banks have lost between $1520 millon (Rs 60-80 crore approx) “@ Public Prosecutor Dominique Crede also confimed this n an email Frey in an e-mail said the distict attomey in Frankfurt had been trying to get the Chauhane extradited to Germany since 1995, efuent sade enero geet he sd Ane Soar se si Trees Red Ce te sponta as but there has been no response." @ em ede) Ft Meo Sete rE Ais E_ Abend i a wn raided nay tein tnraned uncon sed Rey Saba Hime eehaipeea) ry eic Arona, cored “ied wera of al eed Oy fel European i ail ares agnor Sh hk nar Chosen nd UP, eit ad the hoot hoe nave Red Corr Motsve Noo Sane an feist te resto repel Oosater The Embassy af Fer! Fepubie of Geary Pdi hoe ‘Kurmar Chauhan," seine Paton Reps of Gamany near ihe ssc es svlte brad a ecree reese tenes n acces on Amity director Ashok. ‘Chauhan boasts of links ‘The arrest warrant, an Engl translation of which was procured by Tehelka, lists six eases against the Chauhans. In the fist case, the accused submitted to the kreiss Bank one bil of exchange of over dm 496,623.00 for discounting and for crediting the discount proceeds to kunstoplast's ‘account vit the bank. The total damage to the bank was dm 487 832 58 (Re 5 90,23,33), This bill was issued on November 18, 1993, and was due on March 5, 1984 The firm, kito, in Volendam, was the issuer and kunstoplast was “1 want a long-term association with y According to the Viehwa Hindu Parishad the dravea. The acceptance of the drawee as well as the endorsement for kreiss Bank were signed by Ashok The bill vas. protested on March 8, 1994, due to lack of payment. Another case was to the disachantage of Savings Bank Naila, wherein by mutual agreement wth the conspirators, the accused, Arun, requested that the bank discount a bil of exchange of over dm 448,200.00 and credit the discount proceeds ta the ‘account of kunstechem. The bill was protested on March 11, 1994 far lack of payment. The total damage to the bank dm 433,960 53 (Rs 631 16,980) In the third case, kreiss Bank was commissioned by the accused to discount a bill of over dm 532,125.00 on behalf of the firm, kunstoplast This bill was issued on November 22, 1993 and was due on March 16, 1994. Due 10 lack of payment the bank protested the bill on March 18, 1884. The total damage was dm 523,477 57 (Rs 6,33,40,717), The fourth case relates to disadvantage of Savings Bank Naila and the damage was dm 535(04281. The acceptance of the diavee as ‘wall as the mentionad endorsements were signed by Ashok. The bill was protested due to lack of payment. The warrant states that the accused, ‘Arun, disposed of the credit balance to transfer dm 844 p00 co. The total damage was dm 633,042.81 6,4 98,082), The fith case was to the disadvantage of krvise Bank and the damage was din 566 619,40, The bank protested this bill on March 28, 1994, due to Rs (VHP) website, Ashok is the chaimerson of the VHP European Cental Committee. The committee was formed for expansion of the VEPs activites abroad ‘Ashok told Tehelka, “During my stay in Europe Iwas associated with VHP's activities. "@ ‘When askad about his connections with the high and mighty, he said, “bjp leader Rajnath ‘Singh is like my brother, but | have good links in both the bjp and Congress. Wards of ‘ministers and bureaucrats study in my institutions." ‘When confronted with the arrest warrant against him and cults ‘led by American and Butch companies, Ashok said, "Al ths is ‘yrong and baseless."@ Asked about the bank frauds in Germany and the Interpol Red Comer Notice against him, Ashok said, “Iwant to have a long-term association vith you."® and lef without answering the questions. During ‘Tehelka's first meeting with Ashok, he refused ta answer the queties and said, "Mainey sacha ‘ap kis! admission ke silsile mein mujhe mine ‘a3e ho “® (Ithought you have come to meet ‘me regarding some admissions.) In ragponse to Tehelka’s questionnaire, Arun said, “There is absolutely no request for ‘extradition fom German authorities and there sino Red Comer Notice valid in Indi. Neither is there any intemational ‘warrant against us or any criminal proceedings ted by any company/bank/ind¥dul in any ofthe courts in Inia ot Germany. No investigation has been sought by American authorities, Complaints purportedly fled by ‘unidentified persons, aft lack of payment. On December 27, 1993, the discount proceeds of dm 5E8 619.40 were deposited in the account and were used 10 credit the overdraft limit of dm 1 million, which was again by \isposals in January and February 1994, fully exhausted. The total damage was dm 868 819 40 (Rs ‘AMITY 6,88,02,899), The last case also pertained to disadvantages 10 kieiss Bank and the damage was dm 543,881.00. On March 10, 1994, the accused submitted 10. krvies Bark 2 bill of exchange of over dm 655,400.00 with the request for discount to credit the proceeds to kunstoplast. The total damage was dm 643,981.00 (Rs 85809601) ‘There are signatures of Ashok on the acceptance av well as endorsement of the dawoe to the kreiss Bank. Due to lack of payment the bill was protested on June 13, 1984. For more desi ES Feb 03, 2005