Chandigarh, Sept. 17 -- A special court of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) has framed charges against a former banker for his involvement in an alleged Rs.20 crore scam.

The accused, Rajinder Singh Kalsi, the then bank manager at Punjab and Sind Bank's Sector-24 branch was accused in a Rs.20-crore scam in 2012.

The initial FIR was first lodged by Chandigarh police's economic offences wing in 2012 and the enforcement directorate (ED) registered another case against Kalsi on September 20, 2023.

As per the ED case, the accused, while being the branch manager, allegedly misused his official position and sanctioned loans to fictitious persons, allowing complete disbursement of the house loan in one go.

After receiving a complaint...