CBI gets 2 complaints against jeweller Nirav Modi about Rs 10,000 Cr fraud
The complaints deal with fraudulent transactions reported from PNB's branches and the amount involved is over Rs 10,000 crore.
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has received two complaints from PNB (Punjab National Bank) against billionaire jewellery designer Nirav Modi and a jewellery company about fraudulent transactions worth Rs 10,000 crore, official sources said on Wednesday.
The agency received the complaints about the transactions detected by the public sector bank late on Tuesday night, sources said.
The complaints deal with fraudulent transactions reported from the bank's branches and the amount involved is over Rs 10,000 crore, the sources said.
The allegations are being looked into and future course of action will be decided soon, they said.
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The agency has refused to share any further details as it may hamper the investigation.
Agency sources said Modi is already facing a CBI probe on a complaint from the Punjab National Bank.