PNB fraud: CBI writes to 5 banks, seeks details of Nostro transactions of Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi
By PTI | Published: 26th February 2018 08:21 PM |
Last Updated: 26th February 2018 08:21 PM | A+A A- |
Nirav Modi (Facebook | NIRAV MODI)
NEW DELHI: The CBI has sought from the Chief Vigilance Officers of five banks the details of financial transactions in the Nostro accounts of Punjab National Bank on the basis of 293 fraudulent Letters of Undertaking issued by it to jewellers Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi, officials said.
The overseas branches Canara Bank, Bank of India, State Bank of India, Allahabad Bank and Axis Bank had credited over Rs 11,400 crore into the Nostro account of Punjab National Bank on the basis of the guarantees (LoUs) given by to Modi and Choksi, they said.
The Nostro account refers to an account that a bank holds in a foreign currency in another bank overseas to enable foreign trade by its clients.
The CBI has now written to these five banks, having branches inAntwerp, Frankfurt, Mauritius, Hong Kong and Bahrain - to provide details of all such transactions to dig out a clear money trail of Rs 11,400 crore.
