Bank of Maharashtra hits record low as CMD gets arrested in DSK Group scam

The stock hit a record low of Rs 12.50, down 7% after the EOW arrested Ravindra P. Marathe, CMD, in a case of Rs 30 billion fraudulent loans extended to Pune's DSK Group.

Shares of Bank of Maharashtra hit a record low of Rs 12.50 per share, falling 7% on the BSE in early morning trade after a media report suggested that the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) arrested Ravindra P. Marathe, the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the bank, in a case of Rs 30 billion fraudulent loans extended to Pune's DSK Group.

The EOW has also arrested the bank's Executive Director Rajendra K. Gupta, Zonal Manager Nityanand Deshpande from Ahmedabad and former CMD Sushil Muhnot from Jaipur, the IANS report suggested.

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