ED Arrests 3 in Seva Vikas Cooperative Bank Fraud Case

Pune: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested three individuals in the Seva Vikas Cooperative Bank fraud case.

ED has initiated an investigation on the basis of multiple FIRs registered by Pune Police on the basis of complaints from the Bank and the Audit conducted by the Registrar of Cooperative Societies.

It has alleged large-scale fraud and misappropriation of public funds causing a loss of 429 Crore rupees to the Seva Vikas Cooperative Bank.

The agency has arrested Bablu Sonkar, a close associate of ex-Chairman Amar Mulchandani, and two staff working in the ED Office.

The investigation revealed that the Cooperative Bank was being run like a family proprietorship without following any prudent financial norms and loans were being sanctioned without any viable security.

ED said, more than 92 per cent of the loan accounts turned NPA and now the Bank has gone bankrupt.