BharatPe co-founder Ashneer Grover and wife stopped at IGI Airport in Delhi

They were stopped before security check and asked to return to their Delhi residence and join the probe at the EoW office at Mandir Marg next week

The economic offences wing (EOW) of Delhi Police on Thursday late night stopped BharatPe co-founder Ashneer Grover and his wife Madhuri Jain at terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport as a lookout circular (LoC) was issued this week against the two by the EOW, officials said on Friday.

The couple was travelling to New York and were stopped before security check. (Ashneer Grover)

Sindhu Pillai, joint commissioner of police (EOW), said that the couple was travelling to New York and were stopped before security check.

“They were asked to return to their Delhi residence and join the probe at the EoW office at Mandir Marg next week,” she said.

The joint CP also said that the LOC was only to stop them from travelling abroad.

Reacting to the developments, Grover posted about the sequence of events on his official X (formerly Twitter) account.

“So facts: 1. I had not received any communication or summon from EOW since FIR in May till 8 AM today 17 morning (7 hours after returning from airport). 2. I was going to US from 16-23 November 3. At immigration they said LoC laga hua hai sir - EOW se check kar ke batate hai 4. I found it strange as have travelled 4 times internationally since FIR filed in May - never been a problem and I had not even been summoned once 5. Flight left in meantime anyways - EOW folks directed Immigration to let us out so that we can return home 6. Today morning EOW summon was home delivered - will cooperate as always”, he wrote.

He added that the process of removing the LoC is underway.

“No drama. LOC hatane ka process hai - I am not a flight risk - easy to prove hai”, he wrote.