New Delhi: Corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar, who has been accused of violation of foreign funding law - FCRA (Foreign Contribution Regulation Act), was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday.
Talwar was deported from Dubai on January 30, 2019, and was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case, and had since been lodged in judicial custody.
The Enforcement Directorate had, earlier, filed a charge sheet before a Delhi court against the alleged Talwar and his son Aditya.
The agency had told Special Judge Santosh Snehi Mann in the charge sheet that Talwar, allegedly acted as a middleman in negotiations to favour foreign private airlines, causing loss to national carrier Air India.
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