Neeraj BaliChandigarh, Oct. 5 -- A Rs 75,000 payment allegedly made for sexual favours, demands for "fresh faces" at private parties and up to Rs 3 crore allegedly spent on lavish gatherings have emerged in the CBI investigation into the Rs 657-crore IDFC First Bank-AU Small Finance Bank fraud, opening a startling new trail in a case involving hundreds of crores of rupees in government funds.
Statements of three confidential female witnesses, identified in the CBI chargesheet as W-1, W-2 and W-3, detail alleged private parties, luxury stays and sexual favours purportedly extended to officials, bringing suspended Haryana IAS officer Pankaj Agarwal under sharper focus.
The identities of the three women have been withheld, with their details...