New Delhi, May 16 -- Eleven of the accused, out of 40 individuals named along with the promoters -- Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhawan -- of Dewan Housing Finance Ltd (DHFL) in a Rs.34,000 crore bank fraud case, have turned approver for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and have been granted pardon under the criminal procedure code (CrPC), people familiar with the matter said.

The development, officials say, is a shot in the arm for CBI's prosecutors who can now use these approvers to unearth the entire conspiracy and make a strong case against the Wadhawan brothers during the trial.

Among those who have turned approver for the CBI are businessmen Sudhakar Shetty and Abhay Adukia, and film producer Parag Sanghvi . They approached a Spec...