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Banking scam fallout: RBI may let PNB spread fraud losses over 1 year

Lender staring at losses on account of scam worth Rs 145 billion in 2017-18

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Pedestrians walk past a Punjab National Bank office in Mumbai (Photo: Reuters)

Somesh Jha New Delhi
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had agreed in principle to a request by Punjab National Bank (PNB) to spread its losses related to the Nirav Modi-Mehul Choksi fraud over four quarters, sources said.

“However, we are still awaiting a written communication from the regulator,” a source at the Delhi-based public sector bank said.

PNB is staring at losses on account of fraud worth Rs 145 billion in 2017-18 after letters of undertaking worth Rs 129 billion were issued by its employees to the companies owned by Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi.

PNB had declared both accounts fraudulent after reporting