ED summons Anil Ambani afresh after he misses date

NEW DELHI: Anil Ambani of the Reliance Group has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) again on Nov 17 after he missed his date with the agency on Friday and sought permission to appear virtually for questioning with regard to investigation against him in a foreign exchange violation case.His request to appear virtually was rejected by the anti-money laundering agency, which asked him to appear in person on the next date. A spokesperson for Ambani said the summons was related to an inquiry under Foreign Exchange Management Act.'Will cooperate, no forex involved'A spokesperson for Anil Ambani said the summons was related to an inquiry under Fema and that he will "fully cooperate on all matters". The spokesperson said the matter pertains to a road contract. "This was purely a domestic contract with no foreign exchange component involved whatsoever" and Ambani is no longer on the board of Reliance Infrastructure that was involved with the said project, the spokesperson added.