CBI registers FIR against Bank of Maharashtra official

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Apr 13 2017 | 6:43 PM IST
The CBI has filed an FIR against an official of Bank of Maharashtra for allegedly allowing deposits of demonetised currency notes totalling more than Rs 28 crore post-demonetisation.
It is alleged that Rs 28.87 crore was deposited in new benami accounts at the Ambawadi branch of the bank in Gujarat's Ahmedabad district after November 8, 2016 in violation of rules, CBI spokesperson R K Gaur said here today.
The CBI FIR alleged that the money was first moved into these benami accounts before being transferred through RTGS to another account.
Branch Manager Bharat Popat has been named as an accused in the FIR along with others. None of the accounts were KYC compliant.

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First Published: Apr 13 2017 | 6:43 PM IST

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