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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Venugopal Dhoot<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|09|30|df=y}}<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| occupation = Founder & Chairman [[Videocon]]<br />
| spouse = Rama Dhoot<br />
| children = Anirudh Dhoot, Surbhi Bangur<br />
| alma_mater = [[College of Engineering, Pune]]<br />
| relatives = [[Rajkumar Dhoot]]<br />
[[Pradeep dhoot]] (Brother)<br />
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'''Venugopal Dhoot''' (born in [[Mumbai]], [[India]]) is an Indian businessman. According to ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine, his wealth in 2015 was $1.19 billion, the 61st richest person in India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Venugopal Dhoot|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/venugopal-dhoot/|website=Forbes|access-date=13 October 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730042317/https://www.forbes.com/profile/venugopal-dhoot/|archive-date=30 July 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He is the founder, chairman and managing director of [[Videocon]].<ref name="videocon1">{{cite web|url=http://www.bseindia.com/bseplus/AnnualReport/511389/5113891211.pdf |title=Annual report |publisher=videocon industries |access-date=11 October 2012}}</ref><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
He is a vegetarian for spiritual reasons.<ref name="On billionaire row, it's simple, veggie fare">{{cite news|title=On billionaire row, it's simple, veggie fare|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2008-09-28/news/27728100_1_networth-diet-anil-agarwal|access-date=31 May 2012|newspaper=Times of India|date=28 September 2008}}</ref><br />
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==Controversies==<br />
In April 2018, authorities have issued a lookout circular (LOC) for Dhoot, [[Chanda Kochhar]] and her husband Deepak Kochhar.<ref name=Jain>{{cite news|last1=Jain|first1=Meetu|title=CBI alerts airports. Chanda, Deepak, Venugopal can't leave India without informing authorities|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/business/story/lookout-circular-issued-for-airports-against-chanda-kochhar-deepak-kochhar-venugopal-dhoot-1206471-2018-04-06|access-date=7 April 2018|work=[[India Today]]|language=en}}</ref> The LOC was issued due to [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] (CBI) investigations into irregularities concerning a {{INRconvert|3250|c}} loan made from [[ICICI Bank]] to [[Videocon Group]]<ref>{{cite news|title=CBI questions Rajiv Kochhar, Venugopal Dhoot aide in Videocon loan case|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/cbi-questions-rajiv-kochhar-for-third-day-in-videocon-loan-case/story-il8zslZbU0tFNYxrG8trWI.html|access-date=7 April 2018|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=7 April 2018|language=en}}</ref> and the use of shell companies and a quid pro quo arrangement in the case of a {{INRconvert|64|c}} loan by Dhoot of Videocon to NuPower Renewables,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ohri|first1=Raghav|title=Agencies to probe use of shell companies for Rs 64 crore Videocon loan|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/agencies-to-probe-use-of-shell-companies-for-rs-64-crore-loan/articleshow/63617877.cms|access-date=7 April 2018|work=The Economic Times|date=5 April 2018}}</ref> a company which is owned by Deepak Kochhar.<ref name=Jain/><br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.forbes.com/profile/venugopal-dhoot/#6c5df970590e Venugopal Dhoot] on [[Forbes]]<br />
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[[Category:Indian billionaires]]<br />
[[Category:Businesspeople from Mumbai]]<br />
[[Category:Rajasthani people]]<br />
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[[Category:1951 births]]<br />
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