New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a chargesheet against former international head of Gitanjali Group of companies Sunil Verma and others in connection with the alleged fraud of over Rs 7,080 crore in Punjab National Bank. Fugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi, the owner of the group, is wanted in this case.
The supplementary chargesheet filed by the CBI also named two PNB officials Sagar Sawant and Sanjay Prasad as accused, and Dhanesh Seth, director of brands Jilly and Nakshatra under the group, officials said on Wednesday.
More than three years after the first chargesheet was filed in the case against Choksi and his companies, the supplementary chargesheet has been filed at a time when legal proceedings against fugitive diamantaire Choksi are going on in a Dominica court.
Choksi was arrested on May 24 for illegal entry into Dominica after his mysterious disappearance from Antigua and Barbuda. In this supplementary charge sheet, Choksi has been charged under Section 201 (destruction of evidence), and fraud, criminal conspiracy and under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
