Adani, 62, one of Asia’s richest men, was thrust into the spotlight last week when U.S. prosecutors in New York charged him and seven of his associates with securities fraud.

Federal prosecutors issued arrest warrants for the billionaire head of the Adani Group and his nephew Sagar, alleging they participated in a $265 million scheme to bribe Indian officials to secure power-supply deals.

US prosecutors have charged Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and seven others in an alleged bribery and fraud scheme related to a renewable energy project in India.In the indictment, prosecutors alleged the tycoon and other senior executives had agreed to the payments to Indian officials to win contracts for his renewable energy company,

Gautam Adani indicted in U.S for alleged solar-related bribery scheme Gautam Adani faces an indictment in the United States over claims it led a scheme to bribe Indian officials to secure multibillion-dollar solar contracts. The charges allege the group concealed its actions while seeking capital from U.S. and global investors.

Gautam Adani, the billionaire chair of Indian conglomerate Adani Group and one of the world's richest people, could face a long road to trial in the U.S. on criminal charges over his alleged role in a multi-billion-dollar fraud and bribery scheme.

Gautam Adani, 62, along with the seven other defendants were accused of paying about $265 million in bribes to Indian government officials.

Adani has been charged by U.S. federal prosecutors with defrauding investors for a solar energy project in India.

French oil major TotalEnergies halted on Monday investments into Adani Group, after the Indian ports-to-power conglomerate was engulfed in a crisis over an alleged multi-million-dollar bribery scheme.

Hundreds of supporters of India’s main opposition party have protested against billionaire Gautam Adani, who was recently indicted in the U.S. for alleged fraud and bribery, and accused the government