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The Punjab National Bank Fraud Case relates to fraudulent letter of undertaking worth ₹12,000 crore (US$1.4 billion) issued by the Punjab National Bank at its Brady House branch in Fort, Mumbai; making Punjab National Bank liable for the amount. [1] The fraud was allegedly organized by jeweller and designer Nirav Modi.
Mehul Chinubhai Choksi (born 5 May 1959) is an Indian-born businessman living in Antigua and Barbuda, who is wanted by the Indian judicial authorities for criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, cheating and dishonesty including delivery of property, corruption and money laundering. In an interview, [1] Choksi claimed that he is innocent ...
Nirav Deepak Modi (born 27 February 1971) is an Indian-born Belgian businessman and criminal who was charged by Interpol and the Government of India for criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, cheating and dishonesty including delivery of property, corruption, money laundering, fraud, embezzlement and breach of contract in August 2018. [3]
(Reuters) - A $2 billion fraud at India's second-biggest state-run lender Punjab National Bank (PNBK.NS) has shaken the nation's financial sector, triggering a massive probe and regulatory changes.
Punjab National Bank Scam: A fraudulent letter of undertaking worth ₹11,600 crore (US$1.77 billion) was issued at the Punjab National Bank branch in Brady House, Mumbai, making the bank liable for the amount. [79] The fraudulent transactions, linked to Nirav Modi, were first noticed by a new employee of the bank. [80]
Punjab National Bank (abbreviated as PNB) is an Indian government public sector bank based in New Delhi. [ 5 ] It was founded in May 1894 and is the second-largest public sector bank in India in terms of its business volumes, with over 180 million customers, 12,248 branches, and 13,000+ ATMs. [ 6 ][ 3 ] PNB has a banking subsidiary in the UK ...
The 1992 Indian stock market scam was a market manipulation carried out by Mr Harshad Mehta and politicians on the Bombay Stock Exchange. That scam caused significant disruption to the stock market of India, defrauding investors of over ten million USD. Techniques used by Mehta involved having corrupt officials signing fake cheques, misusing ...
Mehul Choksi, the founder and managing director [7] of ‘Gitanjali Gems’ and the maternal uncle of Nirav Modi has come under the radar of various investigating agencies, following the Enforcement Directorate (ED) filing a case against the latter for conducting fraudulent transactions from the Punjab National Bank.