Lafarge had earlier admitted to bribing middlemen to negotiate with terror groups in Syria, to keep their Jalabiya factory running in the country during the conflict.
In 2009, Kaushik was arrested for allegedly driving in an inebriated state and for not wearing a helmet and once again made the headlines in 2013 for being involved in an altercation at a cafe in Mumbai.
According to key witnesses in the case, Milind Teltumbde was inspired by his brother Anand Teltumbde and used the Maoist literature provided by the latter to further the activities of banned organisation CPI(M)