Indian Finance Ministry Removes Two Punjab National Bank Directors

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India’s federal government has removed two executive directors from Punjab National Bank, the state-owned lender hit by a $2 billion bank fraud last year.

India’s finance ministry notified PNB it has removed K.V. Brahmaji Rao and Sanjiv Sharan as executive directors effective immediately, according to an exchange filing Friday, without giving any reason for the decision.