Chanda Kochhar not asked to go on leave: ICICI Bank

ICICI Bank Ltd today denied reports that its chief executive Chanda Kochhar has been asked to go on leave until an independent board enquiry into allegations raised by an anonymous whistleblower is completed.

India's second largest private sector bank also said no search committee has been formed to find her successor.

"The ICICI Bank Board denies having asked Ms Chanda Kochhar to go on leave. She is on her annual leave which was planned in advance," the bank said in a statement. "Further, the Board denies that it has appointed any search committee to find her successor."