Archive · 11 Nov 2025
IndusInd Bank Seeks to Recover Salaries from Former Top Officials
Imagine a bank, IndusInd Bank, discovered that some of its top leaders made mistakes.
These mistakes involved incorrect accounting for special trades, which cost the bank a lot of money.
Because of this, the leaders, including the boss and second-in-command, had to leave.
Now, the bank wants to get back some of the money they paid these leaders as salary and bonuses because they believe these leaders did something wrong.
This is called a 'clawback.'
The bank's board has gotten advice and thinks these leaders failed to follow the rules and protect the bank.
The leaders are also being investigated by government groups for other potential wrongdoings, like trading stocks with secret information.
The bank is also trying to fix its own systems to prevent this from happening again.
IndusInd Bank is seeking to recover salary and bonuses from its former CEO and deputy CEO.
The action follows an internal review that flagged misconduct and misreporting related to derivative trades.
The bank reported incorrect accounting on derivative trades, resulting in a $230 million hit.
The former CEO and deputy CEO are also under investigation by Indian regulators for alleged insider trading and accounting irregularities.
IndusInd Bank has obtained legal opinion and is undertaking an internal accountability exercise and organizational overhaul.
- Who
- IndusInd Bank and its former CEO Sumant Kathpalia and deputy CEO Arun Khurana
- What
- IndusInd Bank is initiating a process to claw back salary and bonuses from its former top officials due to alleged misconduct and misreporting, while these officials also face regulatory investigations.
- When
- The clawback process has begun, and the disclosures of incorrect accounting occurred this year. The former officials were barred from securities markets in May. The bank's new chief mentioned an overhaul before the new financial year beginning April 1.
- Where
- India
- Why
- An internal review flagged misconduct, misreporting, accounting misstatements, failure of internal controls, and breach of regulations, leading to a significant financial hit for the bank.
IndusInd Bank
Former Officials (Kathpalia & Khurana)
Accountability for Misconduct
IndusInd Bank
The bank board is pursuing clawback of salary and bonuses based on internal reviews, legal opinions, and its code of conduct, citing accounting misstatements, failure of internal controls, and breach of regulations.
Former Officials (Kathpalia & Khurana)
The former officials are reportedly under investigation for insider trading and accounting irregularities. They have declined to comment or not responded to queries.
Regulatory Scrutiny
IndusInd Bank
The bank is implementing an internal accountability exercise and organizational overhaul, and has set up a panel to tighten financial systems and controls.
Former Officials (Kathpalia & Khurana)
The former CEO and deputy CEO face investigations by SEBI and other authorities, including a ban from securities markets pending investigation into insider trading accusations.
- Bank Name
- IndusInd Bank
- Former CEO
- Sumant Kathpalia
- Former Deputy CEO
- Arun Khurana
- Reason for Clawback
- Internal review flagged misconduct, misreporting, accounting misstatements, regulatory sanction, failure of internal controls, and breach of rules.
- Potential Clawback Period
- December 2023 to March 2025
- Related Regulatory Action
- Investigations by SEBI and other authorities for insider trading and accounting irregularities.
- Fiscal Year 2025 Fixed Pay (Former CEO)
- ₹75 crore
- Fiscal Year 2025 Fixed Pay (Former Deputy CEO)
- ₹50 crore