India, July 30 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has added four more accused in the Rs.13,578 crore fraud involving fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi. A special court has taken cognisance of the supplementary charge-sheet naming the quartet, including the internal auditor at Brady House branch of the public sector bank and issued them summons.

Special judge SK Karhale said the supplementary charge sheet disclosed sufficient prima facie material to proceed against Bishnubrata Mishra, then Internal Chief Auditor of PNB's Brady House branch, and three private persons Jayesh Indravadan Shah, Ajit Kantilal Bheda and Deepen Chandravadan Shah - all of whom are alleged associates of Choksi.

"There is sufficient material on record to ...