Chandigarh, Sept. 25 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday secured prosecution sanctions against four accused in the case of alleged misappropriation of Rs.116 crore belonging to the Chandigarh Smart City Limited deposited in IDFC First Bank's Sector 32 bank.

The four include Nalini Malik, former Smart City chief financial officer, bank officials Ribhav Rishi and Abhay Kumar, and Seema Dhiman, bank authoriser. All of them are currently in judicial custody.

On a request by the defence counsel, the court listed the matter for October 15 for scrutiny of the CBI challan. The accused were directed to remain in judicial custody and be produced through video conferencing on the next date.

On Thursday, Rishi, Dhiman and Kuma...