The financial sector was stunned when Punjab National Bank said in mid-February it was the victim of a $1.77 billion fraud
It is alleged that LoUs and LCs worth close to $2 billion were issued to the companies of uncle-nephew duo of Choksi and Modi from the Brady Road branch of the bank through SWIFT
Earlier, the fraud amount was said to be Rs 114 billion, but onn Tuesday, the bank had informed the stock exchanges that additional amount of Rs 13 billion had been discovered to be part of the fraud
The development comes a day after a Blue Corner notice was issued against the Gitanjali promoter and Nirav Modi
ICAI intends to investigate the chartered accountants of PNB
Meanwhile, the CBI has arrested PNB's internal chief auditor M K Sharma-- a chief manager-ranked official-- in connection with the case
The stock had plummeted over 12 per cent in the previous trading session, registering its fourth straight session of fall
The industry is also cutting down on business ahead of the closing of the financial year
The arrested auditor M K Sharma was "allegedly responsible for auditing the systems and practices" of the bank's Brady House branch in Mumbai
Meanwhile, Nirav Modi has refused to join Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe in connection with the PNB scam
The recent fall has been triggered by the Punjab National Bank fraud, estimated to be worth over Rs 114 billion
Government bonds have suffered their worst sell-off in almost two decades, and the rupee and stocks have been under pressure
The CBI today directed him to contact the embassy of India in a country where he is staying so that his travel to India can be arranged
Blockchain technology allows entrepreneurs to incorporate their businesses on a digital distributed ledger, removing intermediaries in traditional processes
Nirav Modi's international jewellery business Firestar Diamond filed a bankruptcy plea in the US
Deals down 8-10% since Nirav-Choksi scam broke
Firestar Diamond Inc blamed liquidity and supply chain challenges and listed up to $100 million in assets and debt
Lenders told to plug operational, technological loopholes in 15 days
According to PNB, Modi, Choksi and their associates worked with rogue PNB employees
It is time the concept of independent evaluation offices for different regulators