Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Raju admits fraud; Satyam books inflated of Rs 5040cr

Ramalinga Raju, Chairman of Satyam has resigned from the board, reports CNBC-TV18. In his letter to the board, Raju admitted that the IT major's balance sheet has inflated cash and bank balance of Rs 5,040 crore. "No board member had any knowledge of the real situation. Accrued interest of Rs 376 crore in books is non-existent. Rs 1,230 crore was arranged to Satyam, but was not reflected in the books."

According to Raju, Ram Mynampati will now act as an interim CEO.



Raju said Merrill Lynch could be entrusted to explore merger options and he has asked auditors for restatement of accounts in light of the new facts

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