The only banks mentioned as creditors are HSBC and Israel Discount Bank (IDB), which have outstanding loans totaling $20 million to two of the companies.
Mishra was responsible for auditing the procedures and practices followed in the PNB branch and report them
The United States government is aware of media reports that diamond jeweller Nirav Modi is in the country but is unable to confirm them, a State Department official said on Friday
The Central Bureau of Investigation has so far arrested at least 13 people - seven from the bank and six more from Modi and Choksi's companies
Foreign branches of Indian banks had advanced money to companies belonging to diamond traders Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi
These accounts are not directly related to fraud, however, these could help in investigation so the bank shared the details with the CBI, the ED, the income tax department
CBI found that funds received through fraudulent LoUs travelled through various banks to reach the beneficiary, reveals source
Mohinder Kumar Sharma was the internal chief auditor at the Brady House branch
The CBI had not searched three cupboards in Nirav's house, and the ED may be allowed to conduct a joint inspection of these cupboards with the CBI
The financial sector was stunned when Punjab National Bank said in mid-February it was the victim of a $1.77 billion fraud
It is alleged that LoUs and LCs worth close to $2 billion were issued to the companies of uncle-nephew duo of Choksi and Modi from the Brady Road branch of the bank through SWIFT
Earlier, the fraud amount was said to be Rs 114 billion, but onn Tuesday, the bank had informed the stock exchanges that additional amount of Rs 13 billion had been discovered to be part of the fraud
The development comes a day after a Blue Corner notice was issued against the Gitanjali promoter and Nirav Modi
ICAI intends to investigate the chartered accountants of PNB
Meanwhile, the CBI has arrested PNB's internal chief auditor M K Sharma-- a chief manager-ranked official-- in connection with the case
The stock had plummeted over 12 per cent in the previous trading session, registering its fourth straight session of fall
The industry is also cutting down on business ahead of the closing of the financial year
The arrested auditor M K Sharma was "allegedly responsible for auditing the systems and practices" of the bank's Brady House branch in Mumbai
Meanwhile, Nirav Modi has refused to join Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe in connection with the PNB scam
The recent fall has been triggered by the Punjab National Bank fraud, estimated to be worth over Rs 114 billion