India, Aug. 2 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation's Banking, Securities & Fraud Branch in New Delhi has registered a case (RC0742026E0006) against Reliance Capital Limited, its former chairman Anil D Ambani, some unknown public servants, and other unidentified individuals. The FIR, filed under Section 173 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), accuses them of criminal conspiracy, cheating, breach of trust, and misconduct.

The specific provisions invoked are Sections 120B read with 409 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code, along with Section 13(2) read with 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, and the corresponding amended provisions under the 2018 version of the Act.

The FIR was registered after a complaint on 2...