RCOM: Union Bank of India classifies RCOM & RTL accounts as 'fraud'
Union Bank of India has classified the accounts of Reliance Communications Limited (RCOM) and its subsidiary, Reliance Telecom Limited (RTL), as 'fraud' following a forensic audit.
The classification of accounts as 'fraud' by a major bank has a high impact on the company, especially considering it is already undergoing corporate insolvency resolution process.
The announcement indicates that Union Bank of India has classified the accounts of RCOM and its subsidiary RTL as fraud, which is a significantly negative event.
* Reliance Communications Limited (RCOM) has received a letter dated December 04, 2025, from Union Bank of India stating that the company's accounts have been classified as 'fraud'. * Reliance Telecom Limited (RTL), a subsidiary of RCOM, also received a similar letter from Union Bank of India, classifying RTL's accounts as 'fraud'. * The credit facilities/loans referred to in the RCOM and RTL letters pertain to the period prior to the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP). * Union Bank of India sanctioned credit facilities aggregating to ₹1,550 crore for RCOM, with an outstanding balance of ₹1,324.86 crore as of the NPA classification date (June 02, 2017). * Forensic Audit Report dt. 15/10/2020 conducted by M/s BOO India LLP found prima facie elements of fraud in the operations/ actions of the borrower company. * Allegations include utilization of bank loans for repayment of loans and obligations to banks/FIs (₹13,667.73 crore (₹136677.3 million)) and payments to connected parties (₹12,692.31 crore (₹126923.1 million)). * The bank has not received any reply from the company despite service of the Show Cause Notices. * These classifications will be reported to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Law Enforcement Agency for further investigation.
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Reliance Communications Limited filed this with the NSE as a statutory disclosure, categorised under fraud/defaults disclosure. It is a primary document, not a recommendation, and the desk marks it high impact, which is the band that most often changes something.
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