Anca Verma
Anca Verma | |
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Born |
Anca Neacșu August 8, 1987 Galați, Romania |
Residence | New Delhi, London, Bucharest |
Nationality | Romanian |
Education | Masters in Engineering, University of Galați |
Occupation | Businesswoman & Philanthropist |
Organization | Shrikant Verma Trust |
Known for | Arms dealer and former Miss Universe Romania |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
Spouse(s) | Abhishek Verma (married 2006-present) |
Children | Anna-Nicolle |
Family | Shrikant Verma Family |
Anca Verma (born 8 August 1987) is the Romanian-born wife of arms dealer Abhishek Verma and a former Miss Universe Romania.[1] Under her maiden name, Anca Neacșu, she had a career as a supermodel in Romania before her marriage.[2]
Career
Verma graduated from the University of Galați with a master's degree in engineering. During her early days in college, she appeared on national and European TV channels as the host of several talk shows. She also performed at events as a celebrity in Romania. In the modelling world, she won the Miss Romania title and was the most sought after model in Romania. After leaving modelling, she joined Atlas Telecom Network Romania,[3] a mobile service provider, and was appointed the Deputy General Manager of Bucharest operations. Upon her marriage to Abhishek Verma in 2006, she became his lieutenant in his global weapons trade and defense supplies business;[4] in 2011 she bought into 51% equity and was appointed the Managing Director[5] of SIG SAUER India,[6] a joint venture with the multinational weapons contractor.[7][8]
Arrest and imprisonment
Verma and her husband have been accused of corruption and money laundering and were arrested by the CBI for supposedly bribing Indian defense officials in order to secure billion-dollar weapons contracts.[9][10] On 8 June 2012 they were both imprisoned in Tihar Jail, Delhi.[11][12][13]
Verma's bail plea was rejected by the Delhi High Court in March 2015,[14] but on 20 May 2016 the court granted her bail after four years in prison. According to Indian investigators, their attempts to freeze Verma's offshore bank accounts in the tax haven of Principality of Liechtenstein had been unsuccessful as the Liechtenstein government rejected the request from Enforcement Directorate India, calling it a 'fishing expedition' as no charges had been brought forward that could constitute a criminal offence in Liechtenstein or the European Union.[15]
References
- ↑ "MTV Romania - Show HOT cu Anca Neacsu la LOL cu Greeg si Onuc! VEZI VIDEO". MTV.ro.
- ↑ "End of the high road for Abhishek Verma?". The New Indian Express.
- ↑ "Atlas Telecom Romania".
- ↑ "Joined billionaires club in Romania".
- ↑ "SIG SAUER shareholders & directors details".
- ↑ "SIG SAUER Joint Venture".
- ↑ "Foreigners' ministry of defence access sparks concern". The Times of India.
- ↑ "SIG SAUER Billion dollar deals".
- ↑ "Abhishek Verma's universe of lust and lucre". intoday.in.
- ↑ "How arms dealer Abhishek Verma exploited top-secret defence information". ndtv.com.
- ↑ "Arms dealer, wife have a jailhouse romance in Tihar". hindustantimes.com/.
- ↑ "Romanca arestata in India alaturi de sotul ei... - Cancan.ro". Cancan.ro.
- ↑ "De la recepţioneră, la afaceri de miliarde de dolari". evz.ro.
- ↑ Press Trust of India (16 March 2015). "HC dismisses bail plea of Verma's wife, former IAF officer". business-standard.com.
- ↑ "Secret funds of Anca Verma in Liechtenstein - Economic Times article". May 22, 2015.