India, May 30 -- Three accused in a Rs.74-crore fraud case being probed by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai police moved the sessions court on Thursday seeking anticipatory bail.

The case stems from an escalating corporate dispute involving Emcure Pharmaceuticals, its subsidiary Zuventus Healthcare and rival firm Zorvia Healthcare over allegations of employee poaching, theft of confidential data and breach of non-compete agreements.

The anticipatory bail pleas were filed by Chandrakant Vittal Shetty, a former stakeholder linked to Zuventus and director of Zorvia Healthcare, along with Anand Vittal Shetty and Reji Verghese, both associated with Zorvia.

Additional Sessions Judge YP Manathkar, while hearing the pleas, noted ...