Central Bureau of Investigation arrested many top officials of financial services firms as well as public sector banks yesterday in pertanance to the housing finance scam. Amongst them was CEO of LIC housing finance (LICHF), Ramachandran Nair .
"All procedures and due diligence consistent with board approved guidelines have been adhered to in approving the loans, as has been followed in the past, by the competent authority," LIC Housing Finance said clarifying its stand.
Other than Nair, the arrested officials include Naresh K Chopra, Secretary (Investment), LIC, R N Tayal, General Manager of Bank of India (Delhi), Maninder Singh Johar, Director (Chartered Accountant) of Central Bank of India, Venkoba Gujjal and Deputy General Manager of Punjab National Bank (Delhi).
CBI also said that it has arrested Rajesh Sharma, CMD of Mumbai-based firm Money Matters Ltd and two of its employees -- Suresh Gattani and Sanjay Sharma.
LIC Housing Finance said, "All the loans are secured by the underlying assets to the full satisfaction of the approving authority. All the loans have been approved with relevant regulatory norms."
"As on date all the loans in question are performing assets," added LICHF.
CBI spokesperson R K Gaur commented on the issue saying that, "Officers of top management and middle management of various public sector banks and financial institutions viz. BoI, Central Bank of India, PNB, LIC and LICHF were receiving illegal gratifications from the private financial services company who were acting as mediators and facilitators for corporate loans and other facilities from financial institutions."
"They were also gathering confidential business information from financial institutions," added Gaur.
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