Venugopal Dhoot (born in Mumbai, India) is an Indian businessman.
According to Forbes magazine, his wealth in 2015 was $1.19 billion, the 61st richest person in India.
[2] He was arrested by the CBI on 26 Dec 2022 in the ICICI Bank Fraud case.
[4] The LOC was issued due to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigations into irregularities concerning a ₹3,250 crore (US$380 million) loan made from ICICI Bank to Videocon Group[5] and the use of shell companies and a quid pro quo arrangement in the case of a ₹64 crore (US$7.4 million) loan by Dhoot of Videocon to NuPower Renewables,[6] a company which is owned by Deepak Kochhar.
[4] In January 2023 he was granted interim bail by the Bombay High Court on the grounds that his arrest was not in compliance with the law.