FIU imposes over Rs 1.66 cr fine on Axis Bank for failing to detect fraud NSG account

The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has fined Axis Bank over Rs 1.66 crore for failing to detect and report suspicious transactions involving a fraudulent account in the name of the National Security Guard (NSG). This action, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), highlighted that an Axis Bank employee was complicit in creating the fraudulent account for illicit funds. The FIU criticized the bank for not having adequate mechanisms to identify and report such activities.

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