{
  "id": 4585788,
  "title": "Chandra says his borrowing was ₹0 amid raging row",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/chandra-says-his-borrowing-was-0-amid-raging-row",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-30T19:38:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/banking/finance/group-entities-to-reconcile-settle-dues-with-lenders-essel-chairman/articleshow/133636620.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai: Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra has clarified his borrowing status amid a dispute over claims against him. Chandra stated that his personal borrowing was ₹0, despite a claim of ₹6.25 crore in personal guarantee liabilities. The disputed amount of ₹22,006 crore refers to personal guarantees given for loans taken by other entities within the group. Chandra clarified that about ₹4,800 crore of these guarantees were given when the funds were borrowed, while the remaining were signed after defaults occurred.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}