The ED had registered a criminal case of money laundering against Chanda Kochhar, her husband Deepak, Dhoot and others in February and booked them under relevant sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). An investigation was then initiated into the alleged irregularities and corrupt practices in the sanctioning of loans worth Rs 1,875 crore by the bank to the corporate group between June 2009 and October 2011, in an alleged violation of the bank’s policies.