The Scam that Shook a Nation: The Nagarwala Scandal by Prakash Patra and Rasheed Kidwai. Published in 2024 by HarperCollins Publishers, Tower A, Building No. 10, DLF Phase II, Gurgaon, 122002. Pp: 272. Price: Rs 260.
On May 24, 1971 Ved Prakash Malhotra, chief cashier of the State Bank of India (SBI), Parliament Street branch, received a purported call from then Prime Minister (PM) Indira Gandhi, and Parmeshwar Narayan Haksar, secretary to the PM, to deliver Rs 60 lakh for a secret mission in Bangladesh. He was asked to hand over the money to the courier at the place indicated by......