Vikas Malu Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More
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Wife: Saanvi Malu (lifestyle Influencer)
Age: 49 Years
Hometown: New Delhi
Bio/Wiki | |
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Nickname | Vicky |
Profession | Businessman |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 177 cm in meters- 1.77 m in feet & inches- 5’ 10” |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | Black |
Career | |
Honours and Achievements | • India’s Most Promising Leader in 2016 • Asia’s Most Promising Leader at the House of Lords in London in 2018 • Asia’s Greatest Leader in Singapore in 2018 • Stylist Businessman of the Year at India Fashion Awards in 2021 • Pride of Rajasthan award by Dainik Bhaskar on 1 January 2023 |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 15 April 1974 (Monday) |
Age (as of 2023) | 49 Years |
Birthplace | Rajasthan |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Nationality | Emiratis |
Hometown | New Delhi |
School | Delhi Public School, Mathura Road, New Delhi |
College/University | University of Delhi |
Educational Qualification(s) | • B.Com (Hons.) • Honorary Doctorate in International Business |
Controversies | • Tax Evasion: Vikas Malu filed a case against the Indian Government in March 2021, alleging of imposing a tax on his global income. He claimed that he was an NRI, and according to Indian law, an NRI is liable to pay tax on his income earned in India. Whereas; the Indian tax authorities claimed him to be a resident of India under Section 6 of the Income Tax Act on the behalf of his stay in India for more than 120 days in the financial year 2020-2. He appointed some top lawyers in India such as Harish Salve, Abhishek Singhvi, and Nalin Talwar to fight his case in the Supreme Court. [1]The Economic Times • Rape case: In 2022, a rape case has been filed against Vikas Malu by her second wife, Saanvi Malu. She claimed that before her marriage, she was raped by Vikas Malu and later he forced her to marry him. In an interview, she revealed that after her marriage, Vineet Malu, son of Vikas Malu’s first wife, who was an adolescent at that time, also started raping her after which she left Vikas’s home. While talking about this in the interview, she said, “I had earlier registered a complaint against Vikas Malu. Firstly, Vikas raped me, and then forcefully got married to me. After marriage, even his son started raping me. This was completely unbearable for me, and I left his house in October 2022." Later, an FIR was filed by Vineet Malu under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POSCO) Act against Saanvi Malu. • Accused for murdering Satish Kaushik: In March 2023, Vikas Malu’s second wife, Saanvi Malu, filed a complaint against him claiming his involvement in the death of Satish Kaushik, a Bollywood actor. In an interview, Saanvi Malu said that Satish Kaushik has lend Rs 15 Crore to her husband for business investment, and when the actor asked for his money back, he had an argument with him on 23 August 2022. According to Saanvi Malu, her husband didn’t want to repay his debt and told his plan to kill the actor by giving him blue pills to get rid of repaying his debt. She also claimed that after investigation, some objectionable medicines were recovered from Malu’s farmhouse, where Satish Kaushik partied in the celebration of Holi before his death. Whereas, Vikas Malu denied all the allegations made by his wife and asserted that he and Satish Kaushik were family friends and there were no financial dealings between them. While talking about this in an interview, Malu said, "Police and government are there and if I’m wrong then I’m ready to face anything. Her allegations are wrong or else she should show proof. I had only family relations with Satish Kaushik, I was not involved with him in any business." [2]Mint In the response to Saanvi Malu’s claims, Satish Kaushik's wife Shashi Kaushik revealed in an interview that her husband had no financial transaction with Vikas Malu. She said that the post-mortem reports of Satish Kaushik confirms that there were no drugs in his samples; rather, he had 98% of coronary artery blockage. In the interview, she calls the allegation made by Saanvi Malu about the financial transaction as ‘baseless,’ and requested her to stop to play such games. She said, "I request her to please not play such games. I have no douts in the matter, so no further investigation should be done in the same.” [3]The Times of India |
Relationships & More | |
Marital Status | Married |
Marriage Date | 7 May 2019 (second marriage) |
Family | |
Wife/Spouse | Saanvi Malu (second wife; lifestyle influencer) |
Children | Son- Vineet Malu Daughter- 2 • Harshita Malu • Sakshi Malu |
Parents | Father- Mul Chand Malu (businessman) Mother- Vijaya Devi Malu |
Siblings | Brother- None Sister- 2 • Neelam Malu • Madhu Shree Malu |
Style Quotient | |
Car Collection | He has six Rolls-Royce cars. |
Expensive Things/Valuables | Private jet P4 999 |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Vikas Malu
- Vikas Malu is an Indian businessman who is the director and owner of Kuber Group, one of the leading companies that deals in tobacco products in India. He hit the headlines in March 2023 after his name surfaced as an alleged conspirator of Satish Kaushik‘s murder.
- He started managing his father’s business ‘Kuber Group’ at a very young age in 1993. He worked hard to make it one of the large business groups in India. As of 2022, he manages more than 45 industries in 50 countries, under the Kuber Group, selling different types of products (consisting of fast-consuming goods to luxury goods) that are manufactured under the industries like Kuber Grains and Spices, Kevin Metpack Private Limited, NV Lifestyles, Kuber Guestline Hotels and Resorts, Saurya and Vimaan Airlines, Kuber Aero Technology, Kuber Shoppe, Al Burj. fast-consuming goods to luxury goods with the brands like Kuber Grains and Spices, Kevin Metpack Private Limited, NV Lifestyles, Kuber Guestline Hotels and Resorts, Saurya and Vimaan Airlines, Kuber Aero Technology, Kuber Shoppe, Al Burj.
- In 2004, he started working at the tobacco processing plant ‘Kaane American International Tobacco Co. Ltd’ in Dubai. The company was owned by his father Mul Chand Malu.
- Malu also tried his hand at producing films. He was the co-producer of the 2021 Bollywood film ‘Kaagaz.’
- The business magazine ‘Business Connect’ featured him on its cover in January 2022.
- As per the financial year 2022-23, he owns shares worth Rs 2.6 Crore in Machino Plastics Ltd. and shares worth Rs 4.6 Lakhs in PFL Infotech Ltd. He also owns a few shares in Bheema Cements Ltd.
- On 22 August 2023, Malu, along with two other people named Divya and Tasbir, were injured when Malu’s overspeeding Rolls Royce car (moving at around 230 km per hour) rammed into a petrol tanker on the Delhi-Mumbai-Baroda Expressway. All three were immediately rushed to a nearby hospital, whereas, the driver and cleaner of the tanker died on the spot. Later, Malu’s lawyer said that Malu was not driving the car. [4]The Free Press Journal
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