New Delhi, 19 February (H.S.): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) issued fresh summons to Anil Ambani on Thursday, February 19, 2026, requiring his appearance at its office on February 26 in a money laundering case linked to bank fraud, after he skipped the scheduled date on Wednesday.
ED officials confirmed separate statements under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, will be recorded from Ambani, who last appeared in August 2025. His wife, former actress Tina Ambani, received summons too—first on February 10 and repeated after absenting on February 17—though no new date for her has been disclosed publicly.
Sources indicate Tina Ambani's questioning centers on funds linked to purchasing a luxury Manhattan, New York apartment. ED recently arrested Reliance Communications (RCom) ex-Chairman Puneet Garg, alleging he fraudulently sold the property during RCom's 2023 Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) without resolution professional approval, routing $8.3 million (₹69.55 crore) proceeds via sham investments controlled from Dubai-Pakistan links—details RCom disclosed to stock exchanges in 2025.
The probe stems from Supreme Court-directed investigations into alleged bank frauds and financial irregularities by Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group firms, with ED attaching ₹12,000 crore assets and filing three Enforcement Case Information Reports against group entities.
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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar
