PwC official under CBI scanner in document leak case

March 14, 2015 23:35

An official of high profile consultancy group PricewaterhouseCoopers has come under CBI scanner in connection with the alleged sale of confidential government documents on foreign investment policies to corporate groups by officials.

CBI sources said here that during the questioning of five arrested persons in the case, it has come to light that an official of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) was allegedly procuring documents from the Department of Economic Affairs, under the finance ministry, through Khemchand Gandhi, Chartered Accountant, arrested by the agency two days back in Mumbai.

These confidential documents related to foreign direct investment policies being considered in the government, the sources said.

The agency sources said they would be probing the role of the consultancy group in detail to gather corroborative evidence and decipher the official-middleman-corporate nexus in getting hands on the confidential documents.

Late tonight, the company said in a statement, "Our manager met CBI officials today in connection with the FIPB applications filed by our clients and the official communication that we have exchanged with FIPB in this regard, in the normal course of business. Necessary clarification as asked for were provided."

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