ABG Shipyard, Directors Allegedly Cheated 28 Banks Of ₹ 22,842 Crore: CBI

New Delhi: 

In its biggest bank fraud case yet, the Central Bureau of Investigation today filed a case against ABG Shipyard and its Directors Rishi Agarwal, Santhanam Muthuswamy, and Ashwini Kumar for allegedly defrauding 28 banks of ₹ 22,842 crore.

ABG Shipyard Ltd is the flagship company of the ABG Group which is engaged in shipbuilding and ship repair. The shipyards are located in Dahej and Surat in Gujarat.

According to a complaint by the State Bank of India, the company owes ₹ 2,925 crore to the bank, ₹ 7,089 crore to ICICI Bank, ₹ 3,634 crore to IDBI Bank, ₹ 1,614 crore to Bank of Baroda, ₹ 1,244 to PNB and ₹ 1,228 crore to IOB. Funds were used for purposes other than for which they were released by banks, the CBI said.