February 19, 2018 / 5:01 AM / in 2 hours

India's federal investigator seals PNB branch at heart of fraud: state TV

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India’s federal police has sealed the Mumbai branch of Punjab National Bank (PNBK.NS) at the center of a $1.77 billion loan fraud involving billionaire jeweler Nirav Modi, state television said on Monday.

Three people including two employees of Punjab National Bank, India’s second largest state lender, have been arrested in the biggest fraud case in the country’s banking history.

Writing by Sanjeev Miglani; Editing by Malini Menon