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SBI registers Rs 824 crore bank fraud case against Kanishk Gold with CBI

Press Trust of India, New Delhi | By
Mar 22, 2018 11:46 AM IST

The CBI carried out searches at the official and residential premises of promoters of Kanishk Gold Pvt Ltd as it launched probe in the Rs 824-crore loan fraud case.

A month after the Rs 12,000 crore PNB fraud came to light, the CBI has now registered a case of an alleged loan fraud of Rs 824.15 crore committed by Chennai-based Kanishk Gold Pvt Ltd, involving a consortium of 14 banks led by the State Bank of India.

The State Bank of India alleged that while the “fraud” is to the tune of Rs 824.15 crore, the security available with the it to cover the “loss” is only around Rs 156.65 crore.(REUTERS File Photo)
The State Bank of India alleged that while the “fraud” is to the tune of Rs 824.15 crore, the security available with the it to cover the “loss” is only around Rs 156.65 crore.(REUTERS File Photo)

The case has been registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a complaint from the SBI on behalf of the 14-bank consortium, they said.

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The CBI carried out searches at the official and residential premises of promoters of Kanishk Gold Pvt Ltd as it launched probe in the Rs 824-crore loan fraud case, the officials said.

The company engaged in manufacturing gold jewellery which was marketed under the brand name ‘Krizz’. It sold through distributors till 2014 but changed business model to B2B (business-to-business) in 2015 supplying to large retail jewellers, the SBI said in the complaint to the CBI.

The loan accounts of the company were taken over by the SBI from the ICICI in 2008. Its banking arrangement was converted into a multiple banking arrangement in March 2011, it said.

The State Bank of India alleged that while the “fraud” is to the tune of Rs 824.15 crore, the security available with the it to cover the “loss” is only around Rs 156.65 crore.

The CBI officials said they have received the complaint and were in touch with the bank because of certain loopholes in the complaint which were to be rectified by the bank.

The bank has alleged that the company had “misrepresented and falsified” the records and financial statements of the company to show a “rosy picture” since 2009 to avail credit facilities from it.

Kanishk Gold Pvt Ltd and its directors allegedly diverted the funds detrimental to the rights and interests of the bank, it said.

The SBI has requested the agency to register a case against Kanishk Gold Pvt Ltd, its promoter director Bhoopesh Kumar Jain and others.

The company’s account was declared fraud and non-performing asset (NPA) in 2017-18 by various lending banks, it alleged.

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