Enforcement Directorate (ED) has imposed penalty of Rs 5 crore on Shriram Transport Finance Company (STFC) in relation to an old case of issue of warrants by erstwhile Shriram Holdings (Madras) (SHMPL), which was amalgamated with the company in April 2012, to a person resident outside India in 2006.
The company represented itself with relevant information and facts that it was of the bona fide view that it had not contravened any of the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).
Shriram Transport Finance Company is a flagship company of the Chennai-based Shriram group and is classified as deposit taking Asset Financing NBFC.