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Chanda Kochhar, 10 Others Booked For ‘Cheating’ Tomato Paste Company

OMMCOM NEWS by OMMCOM NEWS
December 28, 2023
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New Delhi: Former ICICI Bank Managing Director and CEO Chanda Kochhar is yet again at the centre of a legal storm with a new case being registered against her in the national capital, accusing Kochhar and ten others of cheating a tomato paste company, leading to a staggering loss of Rs 27 crores.

The case, dating back to 2009, recently came to the limelight after the Patiala House Court on December 9 ordered the Delhi Police to initiate an investigation. Subsequently, the Economic Offence Wing of the Delhi Police registered an FIR on December 20, citing allegations of cheating and criminal conspiracy.

Those named in the FIR include Chanda Kochhar, Sandeep Bakshi (CEO & MD ICICI Bank), Vijay Zagade (ex-manager ICICI Bank), unnamed officials of ICICI Bank’s Global Trade Services unit in Mumbai, Atul Kumar Goel (MD & CEO Punjab National Bank), K.K. Bordia (ex-GM Oriental Bank of Commerce), Akhila Sinha (AGM PNB & the then Branch Head of OBC), Manoj Saxena (AGM PNB & the then Branch Head of OBC), and K.K. Bhatia (ex-Chief Manager at OBC).

According to the FIR, lodged by Shammi Ahluwalia, Director of P & R Overseas Pvt Limited (Tomato Magic), the accused allegedly conspired to present a ‘Letter of Credit’ (LoC) from a Foreign Bank as a genuine document. The LoC, crucial for an export order of tomato paste, was purportedly issued by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) but was later revealed to be from a local Russian bank named RBS Alliance, known for its dubious reputation.

The FIR stated: “ICICI Bank fraudulently authenticated the LoC as issued by Royal Bank of Scotland, knowing fully well that the LoC (L/C) was from a local Russian Bank: RBS Alliance. The said LoC was amended thrice, but on all these occasions, ICICI repeatedly committed folly.”

“ICICI Bank which in this case is the Advising Bank and its officers were to enquire whether the L/C being offered was authentic and issued by a bonafide banking entity. As will be stated later, the L/C was a complete fraud and forged but was verified to be authentic and legal by ICICI Bank in league and in conspiracy with the L/C issuing bank,” the FIR read.

The FIR stated that the complainant company received the L/C purportedly issued by Royal Bank of Scotland, a well-known ‘A’ class International Bank of repute.

“It was categorically stated in the said Credit that the same is subject to terms and conditions as contained in Uniform Customs and Practise for Documentary Credits… the L/C was received through ICICI Bank, Mumbai, being the Advising Bank, hired by the actual L/C issuing Bank, RBS Alliance, Moscow, which did not enjoy good reputation in honouring its documentary credits,” the FIR read.

The complainant company, Tomato Magic, a pan-India supplier of tomato paste, had received an export order from a Russian buyer for 1000 metric tonnes of Chinese tomato paste. The order, initially valued at $10 lakh, increased to $18.48 lakh (approximately Rs 8.68 crore) for an additional supply of Iranian-origin tomato paste.

To mitigate payment risks, the order was contingent on a 100 per cent irrevocable LoC issued by an ‘A’ class bank, with ICICI Bank acting as the advising bank. The subsequent wrongful authentication of the LoC by ICICI Bank allegedly led to a series of events resulting in a loss of Rs 27.66 crores for Tomato Magic, the complainant said.

The FIR further noted that in May

 (IANS)

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