<p>The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday arrested three officials of&nbsp; Punjab National Bank in connection with the Rs 11300 crore scam.</p>

<p>The arrested officials&nbsp;include&nbsp;the then deputy manager of PNB Gokulnath Shetty, single window operator Manoj Kharat, and authorised signatory of the Nirav Modi Group of Firms Hemant Bhatt.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A special CBI court has sent all the three officials to police custody till March 3.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The three accused sent under police custody till 3rd March are Gokulnath Shetty then Dy Manager (now Retd) Punjab National Bank &amp; Manoj kharat, SWO (single window operator) PNB and Hemant Bhat, Authorised Signatory of the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NiravModi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NiravModi</a> Group of Firms.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Court sent them under 14 days police custody. Manoj Kharat was just a clerk &amp; typed letter under pressure from Gokulnath Shetty. He has no role in the case, we&#39;ll file bail application: Kudrat Sheikh, lawyer of Manoj Kharat <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PNBFraudCase?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PNBFraudCase</a> <a href="https://t.co/N9FVfBq0ju">pic.twitter.com/N9FVfBq0ju</a></p>
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<p>The CBI sought the custody of the officials for&nbsp;further investigation on the grounds that some important documents are yet to be recovered. The premier investigative agency also wants to investigate the exact magnitude of the scam and the modus operandi.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In its remand application, the CBI claimed that the fraud is estimated to be around Rs 6,000 crores, much more than Rs 280 crore reported by the bank. The bureau also claimed that Nirav Modi firm&#39;s authorised signatory Hemant Bhatt was not coordinating with the investigation.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Punjab National Bank officials arrested by CBI today produced before Special CBI Court <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PNBFraudCase?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PNBFraudCase</a> <a href="https://t.co/kRT8vLEF78">pic.twitter.com/kRT8vLEF78</a></p>
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<p>The ED conducted searches at 21 locations across India and recovered assets amounting to Rs 25 crore on Saturday. The total amount of assets recovered by the CBI so far is Rs 5674 crore.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">ED conducted further searches at 21 locations across India in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NiravModi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NiravModi</a> case &amp; seized diamonds, gold, precious stones/ metals &amp; jewellery worth Rs 25 crore (Book Value). Total seizure till now is Rs 5674 Crore: Enforcement Directorate</p>
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The officials arrested include the then deputy manager of PNB Gokulnath Shetty, single window operator Manoj Kharat, and authorised signatory of the Nirav Modi Group of Firms Hemant Bhatt

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday arrested three officials of Punjab National Bank in connection with the Rs 11300 crore scam. The arrested officials include the then deputy manager of PNB Gokulnath Shetty, single window operator Manoj Kharat, and authorised signatory of the Nirav Modi Group of Firms Hemant Bhatt. A special CBI court has sent all the three officials to police custody till March 3. The three accused sent under police custody till 3rd March are Gokulnath Shetty then Dy Manager (now Retd) Punjab National Bank & Manoj kharat, SWO (single window operator) PNB and Hemant Bhat, Authorised Signatory of the #NiravModi Group of Firms. — ANI (@ANI) February 17, 2018 × The Court sent them under 14 days police custody. Manoj Kharat was just a clerk & typed letter under pressure from Gokulnath Shetty. He has no role in the case, we'll file bail application: Kudrat Sheikh, lawyer of Manoj Kharat #PNBFraudCase pic.twitter.com/N9FVfBq0ju — ANI (@ANI) February 17, 2018 × The CBI sought the custody of the officials for further investigation on the grounds that some important documents are yet to be recovered. The premier investigative agency also wants to investigate the exact magnitude of the scam and the modus operandi. In its remand application, the CBI claimed that the fraud is estimated to be around Rs 6,000 crores, much more than Rs 280 crore reported by the bank. The bureau also claimed that Nirav Modi firm's authorised signatory Hemant Bhatt was not coordinating with the investigation. Punjab National Bank officials arrested by CBI today produced before Special CBI Court #PNBFraudCase pic.twitter.com/kRT8vLEF78 — ANI (@ANI) February 17, 2018 × The ED conducted searches at 21 locations across India and recovered assets amounting to Rs 25 crore on Saturday. The total amount of assets recovered by the CBI so far is Rs 5674 crore. ED conducted further searches at 21 locations across India in #NiravModi case & seized diamonds, gold, precious stones/ metals & jewellery worth Rs 25 crore (Book Value). Total seizure till now is Rs 5674 Crore: Enforcement Directorate — ANI (@ANI) February 17, 2018 ×

Special CBI court sends 3 PNB officials to police custody till March 3

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Special CBI court sends 3 PNB officials to police custody till March 3