K. D. Singh | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Kanwardeep_Singh.JPG) Singh in June 2012 | |
| MP of Rajya Sabha for West Bengal | |
| In office 3 April 2014 – before 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kanwardeep Singh 21 August 1961 Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, India |
| Political party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Spouse | Harpreet Kaur |
| Education | Punjabi University |
| Website | |
Kanwar Deep Singh (born 21 August 1961), also known as K. D. Singh, is an Indian businessman turned politician and Member of Parliament (MP), Rajya Sabha representing the All India Trinamool Congress,[1] but first elected to the Indian parliament as a nominee of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha.[2] He is the founder and the former chairman of the Indian business group called Turbo Industries, whose name was changed and rebranded as the Alchemist Group in 2004.[3] He was elected to lead the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) between 2013 and 2014.[4]
Singh's political and business career has been marred by various controversies, with several of his organisation's subsidiaries and he being banned because of alleged illegal businesses by the Securities and Exchange Board of India.[5][6][7] He was the major investor in the Tehelka magazine known for undercover sting operations,[8] and has been alleged to have planned and financed the Narada sting operation against his own party and state-level All India Trinamool Congress leaders, according to The Mint newspaper.[1][9] He was accused in an alleged ponzi scam in 2009 and remains under enforcement proceedings.[10][11]
- ^ a b Mathew Samuel says K.D. Singh funded Narada sting, The Mint, Arkamoy Dutta Majumdar (8 June 2017)
- ^ Shakuntala Rao; Vipul Mudgal (2018). Journalism, Democracy and Civil Society in India. Taylor & Francis. p. 139. ISBN 978-1-315-29379-0.
- ^ Christophe Jaffrelot; Atul Kohli; Kanta Murali (2019). Business and Politics in India. Oxford University Press. pp. 66–67. ISBN 978-0-19-091246-8.
- ^ K D Singh elected new Indian Hockey Federation president, The Economic Times (21 October 2013)
- ^ SAT gives 18 months to Alchemist Infra to refund money, Business Standard (23 July 2013)
- ^ Sebi bans Trinamool MP K D Singh from market, Business Standard (6 August 2015)
- ^ Will Tehelka's real owners please stand up?, The Economic Times (23 November 2013)
- ^ Tarun Tejpal's many businesses, Business Standard (28 November 2013)
- ^ Narada sting: Kolkata Police files criminal case against TMC MP Kanwar Deep Singh, Live Mint, Arkamoy Dutta Majumdar (23 March 2017)
- ^ ED attaches Rs 239-cr assets in ponzi case linked to Trinamool Congress MP KD Singh, India News (28 January 2019)
- ^ ED to start fresh probe after Sebi alleges KD Singh parking investors' funds offshore, The Times of India (1 August 2018)