Mumbai Police Opens Preliminary Inquiry Into IndusInd Bank’s Accounting Irregularities
EOW has recorded testimony from staff linked to the former finance leadership, with summons planned for ex-CEO Sumanth Kathpalia and deputy CEO Arun Khurana.
Overview
- IndusInd Bank’s current management lodged a police complaint after internal reviews found alleged control overrides and concealed accounting entries.
- The Economic Offences Wing is probing purported ₹2,000-crore irregularities, focusing on an unexplained “natural profit” on the balance sheet.
- During the preliminary enquiry, investigators have recorded statements from employees tied to the former CFO and deputy CFO without registering an FIR.
- EOW officials expect to summon former executives including MD & CEO Sumanth Kathpalia and senior executive Arun Khurana for questioning.
- This criminal-stage probe runs alongside SEBI’s separate market-rules investigation as the bank prepares to appoint Rajiv Anand as its next MD & CEO.