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Former AGM of Punjab National Bank, 3 others get five-year jail term for bank fraud

The Special Judge for CBI Cases, Hyderabad, on Tuesday sentenced R.P. Garg, former Assistant General Manager of Punjab National Bank, Banjara Hills, and three others, in a bank fraud case registered in February 2016.

The court sentenced Mr.Garg, Jitender Kumar Agarwal, then MD of M/s. Sheetal Refineries Limited, authorised signatory Sudhir Bhuraria and Manish Bhuraria to undergo five years of rigorous imprisonment and pay a fine of ₹75,000 each. The court also imposed a fine of ₹2 lakh on the private company.

According to a release, CBI had registered the case on February 19, 2016 against M/s. Sheetal Refineries Limited and its directors on the allegations of committing bank fraud and causing a loss of ₹53.82 crore to Punjab National Bank.

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