Mehul Choksi Cheating Case

In a setback to fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi and his wife, the Supreme Court has restored a cheating case lodged by the Gujarat Police, while setting aside a 2017 order of the state high court quashing the FIR against them.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday registered three more FIRs in Mumbai against fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi for cheating and criminal breach of trust.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a fresh case against fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi and his company Gitanjali Gems for allegedly defrauding the Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI).

Mehul Choksi's companies are accused of siphoning off Rs 7,080 crore through LoUs and FLCs, while Modi and his companies have allegedly cheated to the tune of over Rs 6,498 crore, according to the CBI.

The Supreme Court on Friday said it will appoint an amicus curiae to argue on behalf of fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi, if he does not show up in an case of alleged cheating against him.

Whether fugitive tycoon Vijay Mallya will be extradited to India to face fraud investigations is likely to be decided by a court in the UK today. He is wanted in India for defaulting on Rs 9,000 crore in loans to his failed Kingfisher Airlines. He repeated to reporters that he was ready to repay 100 per cent the principle that he owes -- an offer h...

The Karnataka Police has filed a charge sheet against Mehul Choksi, an accused in the Punjab National Bank fraud case, in a Bengaluru court in connection with a Rs 9.11 crore cheating case registered against him in 2015.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has declined to share inspection reports for scam-hit Punjab National Bank (PNB), citing RTI clauses that bar disclosure of details which may impede the investigation process or prosecution of offenders among other reasons. Replying to an RTI query, the central bank also said it does not have "specific information" o...

A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Mumbai on Sunday has issued non-bailable warrants (NBWs) against Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi in connection with the cases related to Rs 13,000 crore banking fraud in the Punjab National Bank (PNB), Press Trust of India reported. The special court has allowed the application of the a...

In a major clampdown on banks after the Punjab National Bank (PNB)-Nirav Modi case, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday barred banks from issuing letters of undertaking (LoUs) even as fresh details emerged about possibly the biggest fraud in India's banking history. Besides, the government revealed on Tuesday that alleged fraudster Mr Modi, ...

The government has cancelled passports of celebrity diamond designer Nirav Modi and uncle Mehul Choksi who accused of a staggering bank fraud. The orders to revoke the passports were issued by the Foreign Ministry amid a massive crackdown on companies linked to the billionaire businessman by half-a-dozen central agencies investigating Nirav Modi an...

The Delhi High Court will today hear a crucial petition filed by Gitanjali Gems promoter Mehul Choksi, who is currently under investigation in the Punjab National Bank scam case, seeking the quashing of an FIR lodged against him for allegedly cheating an engineer's firm in 2016.

As a growing number of skeletons come out of the closet in the Rs 11,300 crore PNB Fraud, a Thomson Reuters news report suggests that at least three other banks have significant amount of exposure to Nirav Modi-Mehul Choksi and their firms of gigantic proportions. The total loan amount is reported to be Rs 17,632 crore in March last year, an amount...

The CBI today asked Interpol for help to arrest celebrity jeweller Nirav Modi, who is being investigated for what is emerging as India's biggest bank fraud. Nirav Modi and his associates are accused of getting Punjab National Bank (PNB) officials to facilitate huge loans using fake guarantees, at the cost of Rs 11,300 crore in public money. The pas...

In a setback to fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi and his wife, the Supreme Court has restored a cheating case lodged by the Gujarat Police, while setting aside a 2017 order of the state high court quashing the FIR against them.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday registered three more FIRs in Mumbai against fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi for cheating and criminal breach of trust.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a fresh case against fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi and his company Gitanjali Gems for allegedly defrauding the Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI).

Mehul Choksi's companies are accused of siphoning off Rs 7,080 crore through LoUs and FLCs, while Modi and his companies have allegedly cheated to the tune of over Rs 6,498 crore, according to the CBI.

The Supreme Court on Friday said it will appoint an amicus curiae to argue on behalf of fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi, if he does not show up in an case of alleged cheating against him.

Whether fugitive tycoon Vijay Mallya will be extradited to India to face fraud investigations is likely to be decided by a court in the UK today. He is wanted in India for defaulting on Rs 9,000 crore in loans to his failed Kingfisher Airlines. He repeated to reporters that he was ready to repay 100 per cent the principle that he owes -- an offer h...

The Karnataka Police has filed a charge sheet against Mehul Choksi, an accused in the Punjab National Bank fraud case, in a Bengaluru court in connection with a Rs 9.11 crore cheating case registered against him in 2015.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has declined to share inspection reports for scam-hit Punjab National Bank (PNB), citing RTI clauses that bar disclosure of details which may impede the investigation process or prosecution of offenders among other reasons. Replying to an RTI query, the central bank also said it does not have "specific information" o...

A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Mumbai on Sunday has issued non-bailable warrants (NBWs) against Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi in connection with the cases related to Rs 13,000 crore banking fraud in the Punjab National Bank (PNB), Press Trust of India reported. The special court has allowed the application of the a...

In a major clampdown on banks after the Punjab National Bank (PNB)-Nirav Modi case, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday barred banks from issuing letters of undertaking (LoUs) even as fresh details emerged about possibly the biggest fraud in India's banking history. Besides, the government revealed on Tuesday that alleged fraudster Mr Modi, ...

The government has cancelled passports of celebrity diamond designer Nirav Modi and uncle Mehul Choksi who accused of a staggering bank fraud. The orders to revoke the passports were issued by the Foreign Ministry amid a massive crackdown on companies linked to the billionaire businessman by half-a-dozen central agencies investigating Nirav Modi an...

The Delhi High Court will today hear a crucial petition filed by Gitanjali Gems promoter Mehul Choksi, who is currently under investigation in the Punjab National Bank scam case, seeking the quashing of an FIR lodged against him for allegedly cheating an engineer's firm in 2016.

As a growing number of skeletons come out of the closet in the Rs 11,300 crore PNB Fraud, a Thomson Reuters news report suggests that at least three other banks have significant amount of exposure to Nirav Modi-Mehul Choksi and their firms of gigantic proportions. The total loan amount is reported to be Rs 17,632 crore in March last year, an amount...

The CBI today asked Interpol for help to arrest celebrity jeweller Nirav Modi, who is being investigated for what is emerging as India's biggest bank fraud. Nirav Modi and his associates are accused of getting Punjab National Bank (PNB) officials to facilitate huge loans using fake guarantees, at the cost of Rs 11,300 crore in public money. The pas...