Synopsis: The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against Dairy Products company Kwality and its directors with Rs 1400 Crore bank loan fraud. The CBI has registered the case against the company and its directors Sanjay Dhingra, Siddhant Gupta, Arun Srivastava, besides other unidentified persons.
One of the most popular dairy products makers, Kwality has been charged for defrauding banks off 1400 crores. A consortium of 10 banks led by Bank of India filed a complaint with CBI alleging that Kwality Ltd had taken credit from the bank since 2010, but has started defaulting on its payments since early 2018. According to the BOI, the account was classified as non-performing asset in August 2018.
"The forensic audit of the accounts showed that out of the total sale of ₹ 13,147.25 crore made by the company, only 7,107.23 crore were routed through the consortium of banks. (Kwality) overstated its financial statements by bloating its business operations and indulged in manipulation of accounts by making reverse entries," the bank said in its complaint.
Following the complaint, CBI has registered a case against Kwality for alleged "diversion of bank funds, sham transactions with related parties, fabricated documents." CBI confirmed that the investigation is continuing adding that the agency had conducted searches in 8 locations on Monday.
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