IL&FS hid facts from board: finance ministry source
People walk past a building of IL&FS (Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Ltd.) outside its headquarters in Mumbai, September 25, 2018. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas · Reuters · Reuters

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS), whose recent defaults have roiled Indian markets, hid important facts from the company's board, a senior finance ministry source said on Monday.

The infrastructure company is currently looking for an equity injection after a subsidiary failed to make interest payments.

(Reporting by Manoj Kumar, Writing by Alasdair Pal; Editing by Malini Menon)