CBI arrests owner of pen maker Rotomac in bank probe


FE Team | Published: February 23, 2018 11:59:25 | Updated: February 26, 2018 20:24:48


A man tries to remove a notice pasted on the wall of a Punjab National Bank branch after it was sealed by India's federal police in Mumbai, February 19, 2018. Reuters

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probing wrongdoing in the banking sector arrested the owner of pen maker Rotomac Global and his son on Thursday, a spokesman said.

CBI arrested the men, both directors of Rotomac Global Pvt Ltd, in an ongoing investigation into allegations they had cheated a consortium of banks, the spokesman of the agency said.

On Monday, the CBI registered the case against them and officials at various banks in connection with an alleged 29 billion rupees ($450 million) loan, after a complaint from state-run Bank of Baroda, reports Reuters. 

The arrests come as police and government agencies are investigating a $1.8 billion loan fraud at Punjab National Bank, the biggest fraud in India’s banking history.

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