New India Bank scam: Cop custody for 9th accused
Jaiswal is a building material supplier and is accused of siphoning Rs 3.5 crore as part of a larger kickback scheme in collusion with Ajay Singh Rathod and Rajeev Ranjan Pandey. tnn
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Time of India
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- Time of India
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