Pnb Bank Scam

Facing allegations of misuse of funds from government accounts, the Karnataka government has issued an order suspending all transactions with the State Bank of India and Punjab National Bank. Both of these banks are owned by the Central government.

The Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Wednesday moved an application before a special court here seeking restoration of the Rs 71 crore worth property owned by fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, who is accused of duping the bank.

Nirav Modi, the fugitive diamond merchant wanted in India to stand trial on fraud and money laundering charges, has claimed that he has no funds and is resorting to borrowing money to pay the court-ordered legal costs amounting to more than 150,000 p

A special CBI court granted bail to Kavita Mankikar, an employee of diamond merchant Nirav Modi's firm who is accused in the Punjab National Bank scam case, more than four years after she filed her plea.

Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi has been buying protection in Antigua by bribing a string of officials according to investigations conducted by Kenneth Rijock, a renowned financial crimes investigator.

The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted bail to Vipul Chitalia, former vice-president of Mehul Choksi-promoted Gitanjali Group, more than four years after he was arrested in the multi-crore rupees Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a fresh case against fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi and his company Gitanjali Gems for allegedly defrauding the Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI).

The investigation has revealed that the "bank officials deliberately omitted in making entries of the Letters of Undertaking (LoU) issued on behalf of Choksi's companies, in the Core Banking System (CBS) of the bank, to avoid detection".

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said that banks have recovered Rs 13,109.17 crore from asset sale of fugitives like Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi.

British court will hear on December 14 an appeal filed by fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi against his extradition from UK to India to face charges of fraud and money laundering in the estimated USD 2-billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case.

Nirav Modi has lost the first stage of his extradition appeal in the High Court here, just over two months after the wanted diamond merchant's extradition to India was ordered by UK Home Secretary Priti Patel in the Punjab National Bank scam case.

Companies owned by Mehul Choksi allegedly siphoned off over Rs 6,344.96 crore from Punjab National Bank (PNB) using fraudulent letters of undertaking and foreign letters of credit, the CBI has alleged in its supplementary chargesheet.

Mehul Choksi's companies are accused of siphoning off Rs 7,080 crore through LoUs and FLCs, while Modi and his companies have allegedly cheated to the tune of over Rs 6,498 crore, according to the CBI.

An eight-member multi-agency team from India is in Dominica to bring back fugitive Mehul Choksi, who is in jail there after an alleged escape attempt from Antigua, where he had been living since 2018.

Fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi, wanted in a Rs 13,500 crore loan fraud in Punjab National Bank, has gone missing in Antigua and Barbuda where he has been staying since January 2018, his lawyer and the Royal Police Force of the island nation said.

Facing allegations of misuse of funds from government accounts, the Karnataka government has issued an order suspending all transactions with the State Bank of India and Punjab National Bank. Both of these banks are owned by the Central government.

The Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Wednesday moved an application before a special court here seeking restoration of the Rs 71 crore worth property owned by fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, who is accused of duping the bank.

Nirav Modi, the fugitive diamond merchant wanted in India to stand trial on fraud and money laundering charges, has claimed that he has no funds and is resorting to borrowing money to pay the court-ordered legal costs amounting to more than 150,000 p

A special CBI court granted bail to Kavita Mankikar, an employee of diamond merchant Nirav Modi's firm who is accused in the Punjab National Bank scam case, more than four years after she filed her plea.

Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi has been buying protection in Antigua by bribing a string of officials according to investigations conducted by Kenneth Rijock, a renowned financial crimes investigator.

The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted bail to Vipul Chitalia, former vice-president of Mehul Choksi-promoted Gitanjali Group, more than four years after he was arrested in the multi-crore rupees Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a fresh case against fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi and his company Gitanjali Gems for allegedly defrauding the Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI).

The investigation has revealed that the "bank officials deliberately omitted in making entries of the Letters of Undertaking (LoU) issued on behalf of Choksi's companies, in the Core Banking System (CBS) of the bank, to avoid detection".

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said that banks have recovered Rs 13,109.17 crore from asset sale of fugitives like Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi.

British court will hear on December 14 an appeal filed by fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi against his extradition from UK to India to face charges of fraud and money laundering in the estimated USD 2-billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case.

Nirav Modi has lost the first stage of his extradition appeal in the High Court here, just over two months after the wanted diamond merchant's extradition to India was ordered by UK Home Secretary Priti Patel in the Punjab National Bank scam case.

Companies owned by Mehul Choksi allegedly siphoned off over Rs 6,344.96 crore from Punjab National Bank (PNB) using fraudulent letters of undertaking and foreign letters of credit, the CBI has alleged in its supplementary chargesheet.

Mehul Choksi's companies are accused of siphoning off Rs 7,080 crore through LoUs and FLCs, while Modi and his companies have allegedly cheated to the tune of over Rs 6,498 crore, according to the CBI.

An eight-member multi-agency team from India is in Dominica to bring back fugitive Mehul Choksi, who is in jail there after an alleged escape attempt from Antigua, where he had been living since 2018.

Fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi, wanted in a Rs 13,500 crore loan fraud in Punjab National Bank, has gone missing in Antigua and Barbuda where he has been staying since January 2018, his lawyer and the Royal Police Force of the island nation said.