ICICI bank’s internal enquiry report said that Kochhar violated the code of conduct and framework dealing with conflict of interest.
ICICI Bank, India’s third biggest lender, said it will treat Kochhar’s resignation as “termination for cause” and will stop payment of unpaid benefits, including bonus.
Kochhar resigned in October after being mired in allegations that she favoured Videocon Group, a consumer electronics and oil and gas exploration company, in the bank’s lending practices.
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Videocon had got a loan of Rs 40,000 crore from a consortium of 20 banks led by the State Bank of India. The Rs 3,250 crore loan from ICICI Bank was a part of that.
ICICI has been in the grips of a controversy over allegations that Kochhar had favoured Videocon, a consumer electronics and oil and gas exploration company, in the bank’s lending practices. Videocon’s founders had an investment in a renewable energy company founded by Kochhar’s husband, Deepak Kochhar.
