New Delhi, Sept. 13 -- An Indian-origin business executive's lavish spending on his former girlfriend has ended in a Singapore court battle after he sought to recover S$468,090 (around Rs.3.5 crore), claiming the money had been given as interest-free loans.

Chander Agarwal, chief executive officer of an Indian logistics company and managing director of TCI Express, filed a lawsuit against his former girlfriend, Felicia Lee, after their relationship ended.

Agarwal argued that expenses incurred during their relationship were loans that Lee was required to repay. The Singapore High Court rejected the claim, finding that the disputed payments were gifts rather than loans, according to the judgment cited by BBC and CNN.

The case covered lux...