Condition-run Punjab Countrywide Financial institution (PNB) on Thursday has reported a borrowal fraud of Rs 3,688.58 crore in the NPA account of the now-bankrupt Dewan Housing Finance Ltd (DHFL).

In a regulatory filing, the PNB mentioned that it has presently manufactured provisions amounting to Rs 1,246.58 crore.

“A fraud of Rs 3,688.58 crore is getting claimed by the financial institution to RBI in the accounts of the enterprise (DHFL). Lender has previously manufactured provisions amounting to Rs 1,246.58 crore, as for every prescribed prudential norms,” it stated.

Indian point out-owned lender PNB, which was hit by a $2 billion fraud involving billionaire Nirav Modi in 2018, experienced by now set aside 12.5 billion rupees in provisions for the financial loans to DHFL, which is in personal bankruptcy proceedings.

Indian banking laws have to have the provision on an account impacted by fraud to be 100%, created around four quarters. DHFL, which was at the time 1 of India’s top “shadow” lenders, accumulated full debts of just about 1 trillion rupees and then unsuccessful to honour dues to its creditors.

Indian authorities are investigating DHFL’s promoters and its bank loan e-book to determine the extent of any fraud.

Other banking companies which includes State Bank of India and Union Financial institution have also claimed DHFL’s accounts as fraudulent.

DHFL promoters arrested

Past November, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) outdated the Board of Administrators of the firm and appointed an administrator and appropriately, the board powers had been vested in the firm’s administrator.

Further, the Mumbai-bench of the Nationwide Business Regulation Tribunal (NCLT) at Mumbai commenced the CIRP versus the corporation in December, subsequent an application by the RBI.

The corporation reportedly has debt of close to Rs 97,000 crore and has allegedly siphoned off Rs 31,000 crore from the total financial institution financial loans.

Its promoters Kapil Wadhawan and Dheeraj Wadhawan were being arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation in April.

(With company inputs)