The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday questioned former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) deputy governor Harun Rashid Khan in connection with the Rs 130-billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam, involving Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi, and the relaxation of gold import rules in 2014 by the erstwhile UPA government allegedly to the benefit of private traders.
Khan is the senior-most former official of the RBI to be questioned by the CBI in the case. Sources said the questioning revolved around the policy framework of the time when fraudulent letters of undertaking were issued by PNB to Nirav and