CBI books Hyderabad-based Transstroy (India) Ltd for Rs 7,926-crore bank fraud, carries out searches

NEW DELHI: The CBI has booked Hyderabad-based Transstroy (India) Ltd and its directors for alleged bank fraud of over Rs 7,926 crore in a consortium led by Canara Bank, in the biggest banking scam in the country so far surpassing the amount misappropriated by diamantaire Nirav Modi, officials said on Friday.
The agency carried out searches at the premises of the company and the accused directors which led to the recovery of incriminating documents, its spokesperson said in a statement.
The CBI has named the company, its chairman-cum-managing director Cherukuri Sridhar and additional directors Rayapati Sambasiva Rao and Akkineni Satish in the FIR. (AGENCIES)