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What is Punjab National Bank scam and how Nirav Modi was involved – Explained
Diamond merchant Nirav Modi, the main accused in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam, will be brought to India from Britain. A London court on Thursday ruled that Nirav Modi can be extradited to India to face charges of fraud and money laundering.
What is PNB scam
PNB is India's second-biggest state-run lender. The scam stunned the financial sector of the country after a fraud worth Rs 11, 400 crore was unearthed at a single branch in Mumbai.
The bank discovered that at least 2 of its employees - deputy manager Gokulnath Shetty and clerk Manoj Kharat - from its Brady House branch in Mumbai repeatedly issued Letters of Undertaking (LoU) to Nirav Modi's companies without following the processes. According to the bank, the employees issued the LoUs without securing cash reserve or collateral and without recording the transactions in the bank's core banking software.