Two of the four arrested accused are from Nirav Modi's firm, one is an auditor and one an employee of the Gitanjali Group
CBI arrested four officials of Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi's companies. on Monday Vipul Ambani and five others were sent to 14-day judicial custody
Apart from the Congress, Trinamool Congress asked for a discussion on Punjab National Bank fraud case
In the three weeks since details of the alleged fraud was disclosed, Indian authorities and the media have squarely blamed Punjab National Bank, and Nirav Modi
In August 2013, the then UPA government had introduced the 80:20 rule which allowed traders to import gold only after they had exported 20 per cent of gold from their previous import
The PNB filed a second complaint with the CBI on February 13
Legal experts are not sure if threat of confiscation of property will be deterrent enough for fleeing offenders
The PNB crisis, and the vastly larger NPA crisis, have demonstrated that the RBI's oversight of banks is flawed
The Congress or the Left Front failed to drive home the electoral advantage from the PNB scam and they must examine what could have gone wrong
The CBI has also arrested the then Director of Mehul Choksi's company, Gili India, Aniyath Shiv Raman Nair
Despite the immediate setback, bankers, however, feel that there will not be a complete freeze so that a genuine businessman's operations are affected
the NCLT has restrained more than 60 entities, including Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi, various individuals from selling their assets
BJP claimed PNB scam begun when UPA was in power and its govt has acted with alacrity after fraud came out in the open
"The Modi government is working in a transparent manner, and all those who are involved in the fraud will soon be behind bars," he added
PNB fraud being probed by multiple agencies in India, which are seeking details from their counterparts in various other countries
The ED had earlier issued summonses to Modi and Choksi, both key accused in the scam cases
Agency questions MD at length on why the bank took so long to detect the fraud
They demanded the selection of bank central auditors and statutory branch auditors should be done under the control of the RBI
Nirav Modi has a majority stake in Firestar Diamond and its other sister companies through his other companies
The state department declined to confirm that Nirav Modi is in US; the department of justice also declined to comment on his whereabouts