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Allahabad Bank divests CEO of all powers after CBI chargesheet in PNB scam
Allahabad Bank managing director and chief executive officer Usha Ananthasubramanian was divested of all powers following a directive from the finance ministry.
The board of state-owned Allahabad Bank on Tuesday divested its managing director and chief executive officer Usha Ananthasubramanian of all powers with immediate effect, following a directive from the finance ministry after she was named in the CBI’s chargesheet in the PNB fraud case.
Ananthasubramanian, was the chief managing director of Punjab National Bank till May 2017.
On Monday, the finance ministry had asked the boards of Allahabad Bank and PNB to take action against Ananthasubramanian and two executive directors of PNB. The PNB on Monday divested its two executive directors of all powers.
“...the board of directors of the bank in its meeting decided that Usha Ananthasubramanian, MD & CEO be divested of all functional responsibilities of the bank with immediate effect...,” Allahabad Bank said in a regulatory filing.
It further asked the government to make suitable arrangements for smooth functioning of the bank.
The CBI on Monday filed its first chargesheet in the PNB fraud case detailing the roles of Nirav Modi, his brother Nishal Modi and Subhash Parab, an executive in Nirav Modi’s company.
Meanwhile, the PNB on Tuesday said its total liability works out to ₹14,356.84 crore on account of the fraud allegedly carried out by jewellery designer Nirav Modi and associates.
