Oriental Bank of Commerce fraud: CBI books 2
New Delhi: The CBI on Thursday questioned two persons in connection with its ongoing probe into a Rs 389.85 crore loan fraud in the Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC).
A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) official said it grilled Punita Seth, wife of Sabhya Seth, who is one of the Directors of Karol Bagh-based Dwarka Das Seth International for several hours. It also questioned the mother of Reeta Seth, another director of the firm.
The OBC complaint has alleged that the jewellery company took loans for gold jewellery export or import between 2007 and 2012 but failed to pay back.
The CBI action comes in the wake of a case it registered after receiving a complaint from the OBC on August 16 last year regarding its bad loans. The loans turned into non-performing assets (NPAs) in 2014, but the bank approached the agency last year, after the company had folded up and prime accused Sabhya Seth fled the country.
The CBI has started tracing India-based directors and partners of the company.
On Monday, the CBI issued Look Out Circulars (LOCs) against Sabhya Seth, Reeta Seth, Krishna Kumar Singh, Ravi Singh -- the directors of the diamond jewellery exporting firm.
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Today's Cong is 'duplicate Congress' led by 'fake Gandhis', claims Union Minister Pralhad Joshi
Hubballi (Karnataka), Dec 23: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Monday alleged that the present Congress party is "duplicate Congress" led by fake "Gandhis" and noted that they were not the inheritors of party that was there during Mahatma Gandhi's time.
He also alleged that government money was being used by the ruling party for the centenary celebrations of the 1924 Indian National Congress session that was presided over by Mahatma Gandhi in Belagavi.
The 39th session of the Indian National Congress held in Belagavi was the only Congress session presided over by Mahatma Gandhi.
The centenary event is scheduled in Belagavi on December 26 and 27.
"Today's Congress party is not the inheritors of the Congress party during Mahatma Gandhi's time. What is there now is a duplicate Congress and fake Gandhis (referring to Sonia and Rahul Gandhi)," Joshi said.
Speaking to reporters here, he alleged that thousands of rupees from the government is being spent and decorative light arrangements have been done by Hubballi Electricity Supply Company (HESCOM) in Belagavi for the celebrations. "Entirely government money."
"What is your relationship with Mahatma Gandhi's Congress? Your Congress is a duplicate Congress. Congress has got spoiled after getting split several times. What is there now is a group of thieves. You Gandhis are fake Gandhis. Why is government money spent on fake Gandhis' fake Congress? It has to be immediately stopped and the money spent has to be made public and the Congress party has to pay the money," he said.
Further noting that after getting to know about objections being raised over government money being spent for the event, the Congress is playing a new "drama" by trying to project it as an event of Mahatma Gandhi, who fought for the country's freedom, and started inviting everyone for it, Joshi said and added that "they are trying to give it a new twist, but people are not fools."
"There is a huge difference between this Congress and the then Congress. There is no relation between them. What is there today is a group of thieves, today's Gandhis are fake Gandhis," he added.
The party has decided to hold a meeting of the Congress Working Committee ( CWC) on December 26 in Belagavi and a public meeting on December 27.
Deputy Chief Minister and state Congress chief D K Shivakumar had recently said that as part of the government programme there will be the unveiling of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi on December 26 on the premises of Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, by Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge.
