CBI gets 2-day police remand of Ribhav Rishi in Rs.590-cr IDFC First Bank fraud
Panchkula, April 21 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has secured a two-day police remand of accused Ribhav Rishi in the alleged Rs.590-crore IDFC First Bank fraud case.
The agency recently registered a fresh FIR under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act and relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Earlier, the Haryana state vigilance and anti-corruption bureau had registered a case in Panchkula on February 23.
The court had previously handed over custody of six accused-Abhay Kumar, Ribhav Rishi, Swati, Abhishek Singla, Naresh Kumar and Manish Jindal-to CBI. The agency informed the court on Monday that five accused have already been examined in detail, while further custodial interrogation of Rishi is required.
As per CBI, the accused disclosed during interrogation details about the opening of shell companies, illegal opening of bank accounts of Haryana government departments in IDFC First Bank without due process, and submission of debit notes and signed cheques of various departments.
Rishi is also alleged to have revealed details of distribution of proceeds of crime in cash and kind, as well as payments made to certain genuine vendors.
The agency told court that Rishi needs to be confronted with WhatsApp chats and other digital evidence recovered from his devices.
It has sought forensic reports from the Central Forensic Laboratory, Panchkula, for further examination.
The CBI further said that over 200 high-value illegal transactions were detected during probe.
Preliminary investigation has also indicated procedural lapses, including opening of government bank accounts without approvals and lack of due diligence in processing transactions and verifying forged documents. Role of public servants and bank officials is under scrutiny....
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