Bank of India flags Future account as fraud
Bank of India classified Future Enterprises’ ₹575.40 crore NPA account as fraud and said the exposure was fully provisioned. OI Charts data showed the lender’s stock down 0.8%, with futures long unwinding and ₹135 as expiry max pain.
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- BANKINDIA close
- ₹133.40
- On the day
- -0.79%
- Futures OI, long unwinding
- -3.3%
- Put-call ratio
- 0.78
- Max pain
- ₹135.00
Bank of India classified the account of Future Enterprises Limited as fraud after reporting ₹575.40 crore exposure outstanding on 12 Oct 2026. BusinessLine said the account was already listed as a non-performing asset in the bank’s books, while the lender’s regulatory filing confirmed that the exposure had been fully provided for. The classification followed the bank’s policy on determining and disclosing material events. ⚖️
The fraud classification covers cases involving alleged misappropriation, criminal breach of trust, forged instruments, manipulation of accounts or fictitious accounts, conversion of property, and forged documents or electronic records. The disclosure therefore adds regulatory and recovery scrutiny to an already stressed account, but the full provision means this specific action does not create a new provisioning requirement in reported earnings. The case remains relevant for banking-sector asset quality 💼, particularly because recoveries from the account will determine whether any provision can eventually be reversed or whether further losses emerge.
Bank of India closed at ₹133.40 on 12 Oct 2026, down 0.8% on the day, with traded volume of 6.3 million shares, according to OI Charts data. The stock declined 0.1% over five sessions and 5.4% over 20 sessions. Its 52-week range was ₹122.20 on 17 Oct 2025 to ₹178.36 on 27 Feb 2026, placing the latest close nearer the lower end of that range.
Derivatives positioning showed futures open interest down 3.3% alongside the lower share price, indicating futures long unwinding. The futures contract traded at a 0.21% discount to spot, while the put-call ratio stood at 0.78. For the 27 Oct 2026 expiry, max pain was ₹135; the largest put open interest was at ₹135 and the largest call open interest at ₹145. These levels mark the immediate options positioning to monitor, with ₹135 close to the latest close.
Investors will next track insolvency-process developments, recovery disclosures and any further regulatory communication. Future Enterprises Limited has remained under the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process supervised by the National Company Law Tribunal since FY23, making the resolution outcome central to eventual recovery prospects.
Source: BusinessLine, 12 Oct 2026; Sahi, 12 Oct 2026
Not investment advice. For informational purposes only.