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Sebi orders to attach bank, demat accounts of ex-officials of Karvy Group

Sebi has ordered the attachment of bank and demat accounts of Karvy Group's three former officials to recover Rs 1.80 crore for the misappropriation of client's funds by Karvy Stock Broking Ltd (KSBL). The recovery proceedings against KSBL's former VP (finance and accounts) Krishna Hari G; KSBL's former compliance officer Srikrishna Gurazada; KSBL's General Manager of back office operation Srinivasa Raju for Rs 1.80 crore, includes interest, all costs, charges and expenses, Sebi said in three attachment orders on Tuesday. In its notices, Sebi asked all banks, depositories, and mutual funds not to allow any debit from the accounts of Krishna Hari G, Srikrishna Gurazada and Srinivasa Raju. However, credits have been permitted. Further, the market regulator has directed all the banks to attach all accounts, including lockers, of the defaulters. Last month, Sebi sent demand notices to -- Krishna Hari G, Srikrishna Gurazada and Srinivasa Raju -- asking them to pay about Rs 1.8 crore in

Crypto fraud: Navi Mumbai cyber police freeze accounts worth Rs 32.66 cr

The Navi Mumbai cyber police conducting the probe into a cryptocurrency fraud have frozen several bank accounts involving amounts worth Rs 32.66 crore, an official said on Wednesday. Senior police inspector Gajanan Kadam of the cyber police station in Navi Mumbai said they received a cheating complaint in August from a man who claimed to have invested more than Rs 6.6 crore in cryptocurrency trading. The man stated in the complaint that a woman caller befriended him and later asked him to invest in cryptocurrency trading while assuring good returns. As the complainant started investing huge amounts, he received a total of Rs 75 lakh in returns on various occasions, but later stopped getting the same, the official said. An offence in this connection was registered with the cyber police under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology Act. A police probe team enquired with various banks where the money was paid by the complainant and as a first step, go

Non-residents, foreign cos without PAN can open bank a/cs in IFSC-Gift City

Non-residents and foreign companies opening bank accounts in IFSC Gift City will not have to furnish PAN and instead file a declaration. The non-resident or the foreign company opening a bank account at the International Financial Services Centres (IFSC) will have to file a declaration in Form 60 and should not have any tax liabilities in India. The Finance Ministry has amended Income Tax Rules exempting non-residents opening a bank account from the requirement of submitting PAN. Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT)-IFSC is being promoted as a tax-neutral enclave for the financial sector. Nangia Andersen LLP Partner - Financial Services Sunil Gidwani said this relaxation will make it easy for foreign companies, NRIs and other non-residents to open a bank account with an IFSC bank. "It will boost the liability/deposits side as well as the retail business segment of a bank in IFSC," Gidwani said.

India gets 5th set of Swiss bank details under info exchange framework

This is fifth such annual exchange of information between Switzerland and India with officials saying that new details shared with Indian authorities pertain to "hundreds of financial accounts"

Cybercrime network busted in Bengaluru: Rs 854 cr detected in 84 accounts

Notably, the accused were managing the accounts from Bengaluru while residing abroad

NRIs can now open new bank accounts using SBI YONO app; Here's how

The service has been designed for the "new to bank" (NTB) customers and aims to smoothen the process of account opening at SBI for NRIs

60% people think their banks are 'bureaucratic, inefficient': Report

In a second survey, of the 11,357 participants, 41 per cent families have 1 or more bank accounts that they are unable to access online

PMJDY account to touch 500-million mark; about 55% beneficiaries are women

As on July 19, the number of total account holders under the PMJDY has reached 495.6 million, of which 275.6 crore are women

What is the average balance in a bank account in your state? Check it here

Using RBI data, we found out the average balance in a savings, current or a term deposit account across states in India. Read more to find out

Digital push minus customers' safety

The bank is apparently working on a clean-up, but that is not enough. The regulator is also investigating the case, but what will come of it?

SBI starts 34 transaction banking solutions hubs, 21 district centres

SBI raised Rs 1,000 cr in current account deposits at centres under revamped systems

Banks seek clarification from govt before TCS on credit cards kicks in

Banks are particularly concerned about use of several cards and bank accounts to make a simple remittance

Illegal freezing of bank accounts

Unilaterally freezing an account has a series of consequences on standing instructions, for loan repayments, credit-card payments

Bank of Maharashtra plans to recover 5% from written-off accounts in FY24

The Pune-based lender had recovered Rs 943 crore from written-off accounts in FY23, up from Rs 642 crore in FY22, according to the document filed Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP)

Punjab transfers Rs 502.93 crore into bank accounts of wheat growers

The Punjab govt transferred Rs 502.93 cr directly into bank accounts of 19,642 farmers in a single day as the amount of minimum support price at the rate of Rs 2,125 per quintal for procuring wheat

Enforcement Directorate freezes over Rs 120cr in illegal forex trading case

The ED said that a total of 180 accounts were found involved in the layering of funds received from investors in the name of forex trading on TP Global FX platform

Over Rs 12 crore swindled from Kozhikode Corporation accounts in PNB

Over Rs 12 crore have been swindled from several accounts of the Kozhikode Corporation in a Punjab National Bank here and the prime accused -- a former senior manager of the bank -- is still at large. The fraud came to light last month when the Corporation found huge sums of money missing from its various accounts in the PNB branch, an officer of Crime Branch wing of the police said. An FIR was immediately lodged and in view of the amount involved, of Rs 12.68 crore, the probe was transferred to the Crime Branch, the officer said. Initially, the Corporation believed that the swindled amount was over Rs 15 crore, but subsequently, its audits revealed that Rs 12.68 crore was missing from its accounts in the bank. Besides the Corporation, around Rs 18 lakh was also stolen, allegedly by the former bank manager, from the account of a private individual, the officer said. He said that their investigation has revealed that most of the money -- around Rs 10 crore -- was invested in the s

Fraudsters using villagers' data to open accounts for cyber crimes

Bank account holders need to be careful while sharing their personal details with unknown persons as it has been found that fraudsters open fake accounts in the name of villagers and tribals

Is DBT the solution for agri subsidy transfers? There is no direct answer

In India, farmers receive subsidised supply of inputs as agriculture subsidies and the difference between the actual cost of supplying and the price paid by the farmers is reimbursed to the suppliers

RBI permits banks to open 12 special vostro accounts for trade in rupees

So far, not a single overseas trade transaction directly involving the rupee has taken place