The bank branch, which is in the centre of one of the biggest financial scams of the country, was searched by the agency, the sources said, adding that "incriminating documents" related to the case were recovered.
The official, identified as Dinesh Dubey – former Allahabad bank director, claimed that he was forced to resign from post due to pressure from the then Finance Secretary for trying to expose the scam.
Nirav, who was alleged to have carried out fraudulent transactions worth over Rs 14,400 crore in Punjab National Bank, had left the country on January 1, while his uncle and business partner Mehul Choksi, left on January 4.
According to ED, the valuation of seized diamond, jewellery and gold is said to be Rs 5,100 crore whereas other assets are valued at Rs 1,300 core.
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