New Delhi, June 25 -- The Delhi High Court has recently permitted the Canada government to recover Rs 65.9 crore from the Indian bank accounts of Sanjay Madan, an Indian-origin former Canadian bureaucrat and his associates, in connection with a multi-crore embezzlement case currently under trial in the north American country.

Delhi High Court's Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora passed the order on June 23, instructing IndusInd Bank and RBL Bank to complete the Know Your Customer (KYC) procedures before transferring the funds. The court also froze all transactions from Madan's Indian accounts, with limited exceptions -- including the permitted remittance and payment of legal fees backed by valid documentation.

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