Bank of Baroda scam News
The Supreme Court Tuesday directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money to look into a fresh plea seeking a probe into the recent Bank of Baroda scam case.
The masterminds of illegal remittances racket operating through Bank of Baroda were allegedly charging Rs 1.35 for every dollar sent abroad from people who wanted to use their services.
CBI Thursday filed its charge sheet against two employees of Bank of Baroda for offences including criminal conspiracy and cheating in connection with alleged illegal remittances of over Rs 6,000 crore made to over 350 accounts in Hong Kong and Dubai from one of its branch here.
A forensic probe has been ordered into the alleged irregularities in outward foreign remittances to the tune of about Rs 6,000 crore from a Bank of Baroda branch, Parliament was informed.
The move comes amid a multi-agency probe on recently-unearthed Rs 6,100 crore foreign remittance scam through Bank of Baroda.
The Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) has started probing 10 companies in connection with the Rs 6,100-crore illicit money remittance case involving public lender Bank of Baroda.
The CBI and ED are probing transactions of Rs 6,100 crore to Hong Kong from a Bank of Baroda's Ashok Vihar branch in Delhi which is believed to be trade-based money laundering as the amount was transferred in garb of payments for imports, that never took place.
HDFC Bank, whose one employee has been arrested in the alleged Bank of Baroda Rs 6,000-crore illegal remittances case, Wednesday said it is examining the matter internally and cooperating with investigation authorities.
Amid allegations of irregularities against Bank of Baroda officials in the Rs 6,000 crore illegal remittances case, its newly appointed Chairman Ravi Venkatesan Wednesday called on Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
Enforcement Directorate (ED) was Tuesday allowed by a Delhi court to quiz in its custody four persons, including an HDFC bank employee, arrested on alleged money laundering charges in Rs 6,000 crore remittances case at a Bank of Baroda (BoB) branch here.
CBI and Enforcement Directorate have arrested six persons including two officials of a Bank of Baroda branch here in connection with Rs 6,000 crore alleged illegal remittances to Hong Kong through the bank.
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