London | Indian business tycoon Prateek Gupta offered to pay Trafigura $US15 million ($22.4 million) using financing from a Mauritian bank under scrutiny for its ties to the accused fraudster, according to court documents obtained by the Financial Times.
Trafigura, the world’s largest private metals trader, this month secured a $US625 million freezing order against Mr Gupta and his business empire in one of London’s biggest commodities lawsuits.