CBI is planning to file multiple chargesheets against former liquor baron Vijay Mallaya as it has brought under its one FIR the cases of his alleged loan default, of now defunct Kingfisher Airlines, with various banks of over Rs9,000 crore.
CBI sources said the agency has registered the case of alleged loan default of Mallya with IDBI Bank which was about Rs900 crore on the basis of source information cultivated by the agency as no affected bank had filed any complaint with it.
They said any investigation agency is capable of filing such a case but it involves much more work in terms of collecting evidence which could have been made easy if any of the affected bank had filed an FIR against Mallya.
“We have one FIR based on source information. We have brought under it exposure of all the public sector banks who have given loan to Mallya. Now we will file separate charge sheets against him,” an official said.
The banks affected by alleged loan default include SBI, which has the biggest exposure to Kingfisher Airlines at Rs1,600 crore.