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What is PNB Scam

PNB Scam

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What is PNB Scam

The Punjab National Bank scam relates to fraudulent letter of undertaking worth Rs 10,000 crore issued by the bank. 
 
The key accused in the case were jeweller and designer Nirav Modi, his maternal uncle Mehul Choksi, and other relatives and some PNB employees. Nirav Modi and his relatives escaped India in early 2018, days before the news of the scam became public. PNB scam has been dubbed as the biggest fraud in India's banking history.
 
How the 10,000-crore scam happened?
 
Bankers used fake Letters of Undertakings (LoUs) at PNB's Brady House branch in Fort, Mumbai. The LoUs were opened in favour of branches
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Latest Updates on PNB Scam

Mehul Choksi's Rs 2,565.9 crore properties set for auction after court nod

A Mumbai court has approved the auction of Mehul Choksi's Rs 2,565.9 crore assets, seized by the ED in the PNB fraud case. The assets, including flats and factories, will now be liquidated

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Updated On : 10 Dec 2024 | 6:05 PM IST

UK court rejects Nirav Modi's bail plea due to 'substantial' flight risk

The court heard that while Modi had lost his legal fight against being extradited, there were "confidential" proceedings ongoing which had been instigated by him

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Updated On : 07 May 2024 | 11:03 PM IST

PNB scam: Bank seeks restoration of Nirav Modi's property worth Rs 71 cr

The Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Wednesday moved an application before a special court here seeking restoration of the Rs 71 crore worth property owned by fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi

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Updated On : 12 Jul 2023 | 11:39 PM IST

PNB scam: PMLA court grants bail to Nirav Modi's close aide 'Subash Parab'

Parab was a deputy general manager (finance) at Firestar Diamond, a firm owned by Modi, and was deported to India from Cairo in Egypt in April 2022

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Updated On : 18 Apr 2023 | 9:00 PM IST

Nirav Modi loses bid to go to UK Supreme Court against extradition to India

Fugitive jeweller and designer had fled India in early 2018, days before the details of his alleged role in large-scale fraud at the Punjab National Bank became public

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Updated On : 15 Dec 2022 | 11:33 PM IST

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Updated On : 24 Nov 2022 | 5:53 PM IST

Dominica drops illegal entry charges against PNB scam accused Mehul Choksi

All the proceedings against Choksi of illegal entry into Dominica were dropped on May 20, the spokesperson said.

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Updated On : 22 May 2022 | 3:55 PM IST

Choksi moves Bombay HC seeking to keep in abeyance fugitive proceedings

Mehul Choksi has moved the Bombay High Court seeking that the proceedings initiated against him by ED, which has sought that he be declared a fugitive economic offender, be kept in abeyance.

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Updated On : 20 Nov 2021 | 12:07 AM IST

Nirav Modi UK extradition appeal to be heard on December 14

Nirav Modi, the fugitive diamond merchant wanted in India to face charges of fraud and money laundering in the estimated USD 2-billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case, has lodged his appeal against extradition from the UK and the case will be heard at the High Court in London on December 14.

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Updated On : 21 Oct 2021 | 2:33 AM IST

Nirav Modi's brother-in-law appears before court for money laundering case

Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi's brother-in-law Maiank Mehta made his first appearance before the Special Prevention of Money Laundering Act Court in Mumbai on Tuesday in a money laundering case.

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Updated On : 07 Sep 2021 | 6:51 PM IST

Properties worth Rs 500 crore of Nirav Modi firms restored to PNB

A special court here on Friday allowed 'restoration' of properties worth Rs 500 crore of fugitive jeweler Nirav Modi 's firms to Punjab National Bank

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Updated On : 27 Aug 2021 | 9:09 PM IST

PNB scam: Mumbai court grants bail to Dhanesh Sheth, close aide of Choksi

A trial court here has granted bail to Dhanesh Vrajlal Sheth, the managing director of three firms accused in the multi-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case

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Updated On : 13 Jul 2021 | 4:12 PM IST

Dominica court grants interim bail to Mehul Choksi on medical grounds

The bail granted by the Dominica Court is strictly for medical treatment in Antigua

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Updated On : 12 Jul 2021 | 10:07 PM IST

Dominica PM refutes claims of his govt involvement in Choksi's abduction

Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has termed "total nonsense" the claims that his government was involved in alleged abduction of diamantaire Mehul Choksi

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Updated On : 02 Jul 2021 | 9:03 AM IST

Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi: The first glimmers of fraud

The diamantaire's implication in his nephew's defrauding of PNB is well documented. Less well known is the sharp practices he employed in his Indian businesses long before this global scandal erupted

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Updated On : 24 Jun 2021 | 6:10 AM IST

Banks realised 40% loss in Mallya, PNB cases via sale of seized stock: ED

About 40% of the money lost by banks in the PNB scam and the fraud linked to Vijay Mallya's defunct Kingfisher Airlines has been realised by way of sale of shares seized under PMLA, the ED said

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Updated On : 23 Jun 2021 | 1:29 PM IST

Not aware of any conclusive proof regarding Choksi's abduction: Antigua PM

Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne on Tuesday said that he was not aware of any evidence that proves fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi was abducted and taken to Dominica

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Updated On : 23 Jun 2021 | 7:55 AM IST

Choksi siphoned off Rs 6,345 crore PNB loan through Hong Kong firms: CBI

Choksi was running a "circular trade" with companies propped up by him as pearl suppliers in Hong Kong, through which he had managed to siphon off over Rs 6,345 crore borrowed from PNB, CBI alleged

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Updated On : 17 Jun 2021 | 3:44 AM IST

PNB scam: CBI files supplementary chargesheet against Gitanjali ex-official

Two officials of the Punjab National Bank (PNB) -- Sagar Sawant and Sanjay Prasad -- and a director of the Gili and the Nakshtra brands under the group, Dhanesh Seth, have also been named as accused

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Updated On : 16 Jun 2021 | 11:59 PM IST

Long wait for the next flight to Dominica

Efforts by India to get back Mr Choksi will depend to a large extent on the response to the request for his repatriation from Dominica

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Updated On : 16 Jun 2021 | 11:33 PM IST