PNB fraud: ED raids Gitanjali Gems store in Jabalpur
TNN Bureau. Updated: 2/20/2018 4:16:09 PM
National
Jabalpur, MP, Feb 20 : The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids at a store of diamond merchant Mehul Choksi-owned Gitanjali Gems last night.
ED sources said that the searches are a part of crackdown on Gitanjali Gems stores across the country in connection with the Rs 11,500 crore-Punjab National Bank fraud.
A team of ED officials, including women officials, arrived at the showroom in four vehicles. An ED team from Indore was also involved in the raid. The raid continued whole night. However, there is no official word over the kind of irregularities that took place.
Earlier, an ED team had conducted searches at Nakshatra Jewellers in Bhopal. A search was also carried out in outlet of the Gitanjali Gems in the Chhattisgarh capital.