The fraudulent transactions, which can be as much as $1.77 bn, along with new NPA rules can lead to a surge in provisioning
Banks are now looking at their systems and processes so that such frauds are not repeated
Core banking system bypassed to issue unauthorised and fraudulent guarantees
The latest fraud is a failure of management supervision and accountability, say experts
Bankers said the Gitanjali group had a standard account with IDBI Bank and Dena Bank
Delhi-based Punjab National Bank (PNB) said on Wednesday it had been defrauded of about Rs 114 billion
Official sources said ED filed the case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act after going through a CBI FIR
The trading patterns of the companies as well as their senior officials who have come under the lens would also be looked by Sebi
'There is a clear criminal connivance of group companies of Nirav Modi and Gitanjali Gems,' said PNB
Data released by the RBI last March revealed that during the first nine-months of 2016-17, 455 cases of fraudulent transactions of Rs 100,000 and above were detected at ICICI Bank
Modi has been relentless in building his brand regardless of banks having a problem of fraudulent and unauthorised transactions with his companies
The central bank surprised the financial sector this week by halting all of its existing loan-restructuring mechanisms with immediate effect, and rolling out new rules
Some banks have direct exposure to Nirav Modi's companies
Confirming the development, an ED official said that search operation is underway and would continue for two days
PNB said it had been defrauded of about Rs 114 billion by jeweller Nirav Modi, his maternal uncle Mehul Chinubhai Choksi, and other relatives
The Congress party, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Communist Party of India (Marxist) chief Sitaram Yechury insinuated that the Narendra Modi government helped Nirav Modi escape Indian law
CEO said that the scam was detected by bank officials for the first time on January 25
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi posted a picture of Prime Minister Modi with Indian CEOs at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January
Six public sector banks include Allahabad Bank, Corporation Bank, Dena Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce and Union Bank of India touched 52-week lows on the BSE.
On Thursday, The PNB chief said the fraud was detected on January 25 and was reported to the investigative agencies, including the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on January 29