ED summons senior advocate Pratap Venugopal over legal opinion obtained by Care Health Insurance

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Senior Advocate Pratap Venugopal over legal advice provided to Care Health Insurance on ESOPs granted to former Religare Enterprises chairperson Rashmi Saluja. Venugopal told The Economic Times the opinion was sought in his capacity as Advocate-on-Record at K J John and Co. He resigned in January 2025 after being designated Senior Advocate. The ED has asked him to appear on June 27.