Tag: CBI
Uncertainty looms over new Police Commissioner
Alok Verma appointed as new CBI director
Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Verma was on Thursday appointed as the next chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). His appointment was approved for a period of 2 years by a three-member selection panel headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and comprising Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar and[Read More…]
Indrani Mukerjea to part ways with Peter, says its her personal matter
Accused in the murder of her daughter Sheena Bora, Indrani Mukerjea told a special CBI court on Wednesday that she wanted to divorce husband and co-accused Peter Mukerjea. Special judge HS Mahajan, while stating that it was her personal matter, informed her that she did not require the permission of[Read More…]
Govt clears Delhi Police Chief Alok Verma for CBI chief despite Congress opposition
Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Verma was on Thursday appointed as the next chief of the Bentral Bureau of Investigation (CBI). His appointment was approved for a period of 2 years by a three-member selection panel headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and comprising Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar and[Read More…]
I challenge PM Modi, he cannot do anything, says Mamata Banerjee
Livid over the arrest of TMC MP Sudip Bandopadhyay, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using CBI, ED and Income Tax department against those who raised voice against demonetisation and dared him to arrest her and all TMC MPs. She asserted that[Read More…]
Delhi HC to hear CBI’s plea against bail to SP Tyagi on chopper deal
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)’s petition challenging the bail granted to former IAF chief SP Tyagi in AgustaWestland chopper scam case on the ground that he could allegedly “hamper” the probe will be heard on January 9, the Delhi High Court said on Tuesday. The plea filed by the[Read More…]
CBI arrests 2 RBI officials for exchanging old notes worth 1.99 cr illegally
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Saturday arrested two Reserve Bank of India (RBI) officials from Bengaluru for allegedly exchanging old notes worth Rs 1.99 crores illegally. Earlier this week, the CBI arrested a senior official from the Reserve Bank of India for helping touts convert the now banned Rs[Read More…]
Former IAF chief SP Tyagi remanded to judicial custody, moves bail plea
A CBI court on Saturday sent former the Indian Air Force chief SP Tyagi, to judicial custody till December 30. Tyagi who has been arrested in AgustaWestland chopper deal case has moved a bail application that a Patiala House Court listed for December 21. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special[Read More…]
Reserve Bank official arrested in Bengaluru for money laundering
An Reserve Bank of India (RBI) official was arrested on Tuesday in Bengaluru for allegedly helping convert banned notes. Eight men have also been arrested in a series of raids in which crores in new notes have been found. K Micheal, a senior special assistant with the RBI Bengaluru, has[Read More…]
Former IAF chief SP Tyagi arrested by CBI in AgustaWestland case
Former Air Force chief SP Tyagi was on Friday arrested by the CBI in the AgustaWestland chopper deal case. Tyagi has been accused of influencing the 3,600-crore deal for VVIP helicopters in favour of Italy’s AgustaWestland during his tenure as the IAF chief. He has repeatedly denied the allegations. In[Read More…]
PIL filed in SC against Rakesh Asthana’s appointment as CBI’s interim boss
A PIL was filed on Monday in the Supreme Court challenging the appointment of Rakesh Asthana as the interim director of the CBI. The plea, filed by NGO Common Cause and activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan, has alleged that the Centre took a series of steps in a “completely mala fide,[Read More…]
Newsd Exclusive: CBI may go headless; Incumbent director Anil Sinha retires on Friday
CBI may go headless as incumbent Director Anil Sinha is due for retirement on Friday. Following the retirement of the incumbent director, speculations were rife that the second in command Rupak Datta, will succeed Sinha. But Datta, a 1982 batch IPS officer was appointed Special Secretary, Home Ministry. With appointment[Read More…]
Baby trafficking racket: Desperate parents want their kids back
Few day after the baby-selling racket in West Bengal was busted, police are also dealing with desperate pleas from families who feel their children are still alive in addition to their ongoing investigations of nailing the culprits. One such person, Reshma Bibi, wants the police to find her daughter’s baby[Read More…]
More trouble! CBI moves extradition request for Vijay Mallya
In fresh trouble fro beleagured businessman Vijay Mallya, the CBI on Monday initiated an extradition request to bring back the former liquor baron from the United Kingdom through a Special Court in Mumbai. The investigative agency secured a non-bailable warrant against Mallya, following it with an extradition request from the[Read More…]
Bhopal jailbreak & encounter: Kin of deceased demand CBI probe
A day after eight alleged SIMI operatives escaped Bhopal prison and were killed in an police encounter, families of the deceased have approached the Madhya Pradesh High Court seeking a CBI probe into the ‘cold-blooded murders’. “The families of the deceased have come to me and are weeping inconsolably for[Read More…]
Bellary mining case: Relief for BS Yeddyurappa
Former Karantaka chief minister and current BJP state unit President BS Yeddyurappa has been acquitted along with fellow accused in the Bellary illegal mining case. A special CBI court in Bengaluru on Wednesday acquitted the BJP strongman along with his two sons and son-in-law along with some JSW Steel affiliates[Read More…]
Sheena Bora murder: Peter Mukerjea knew about the place where her body would be dumped says driver
The third chargesheet in the controversial murder of Sheena Bora was filed on Friday where a key accused-turned-prosecution witness in the 2012 murder case has revealed that Peter Mukerjea was well aware of the plot to kill her. The former driver of the accused couple Indrani Muerjea and Peter Mukerjea has[Read More…]
Complete investigations in three months: SC to CBI on Rajdev Ranjan murder case
The Supreme court on Monday directed the CBI to ensure that its investigations into the murder of Bihar journalist Rajdev Ranjan be completed within three months. A bench comprising justices Dipak Misra and Amitava Roy made it clear that no accused in the murder case shall seek bail on the[Read More…]
The Curious Case of Aircel-Maxis and Karti Chidambaram
It is curious to note the way in which Karti Chidambaram is being targeted over the Aircel-Maxis issue. The controversy is against Dayanidhi Maran and the fact that he pressurised C Sivasankaran to sell 74 percent of his stake to Malaysia’s Maxis Group in 2006. In the chargesheet filed by[Read More…]
Is Amit Shah influencing probe in BK Bansal suicide?
Former Bureaucrat BK Bansal’s suicide note has left behind a lot of questions, and most of them threaten to open the Pandora ’s Box. If his last account is to be believed, Shah is the alleged mentor to his speculated tormentor CBI DIG Sanjiv Gautam. Bansal time and again alleged[Read More…]
Bansal suicide: Probe Amit Shah’s links with CBI says Arvind Kejriwal
Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday called for a probe into the alleged links between the CBI and BJP chief Amit Shah. This comes after the suicide of tainted bureaucrat BK Bansal, as he in his suicide note had alleged that he was being threatened by the DIG who was backed by[Read More…]
Bureaucrat BK Bansal’s suicide note claims CBI officers tortured, abused him and his family
Corporate Affairs ex-director general, BK Bansal who committed suicide on Tuesday along with his son has accused CBI officers of torturing him and his family. CBI has said that the officers named in the note will be investigated by the agency, reported NDTV. Bansal (60) and Yogesh (30) were found[Read More…]
After wife and daughter, former bureaucrat BK Bansal and son commit suicide
Alleging torture by the CBI, former bureaucrat Bal Kishan Bansal committed suicide along with his son. Arrested on corruption charges, the due ended their lives in their Madhu Vihar residence in New Delhi, news agency ANI reported. Earlier this year in July, his wife and daughter had committed suicide by[Read More…]
CBI arrests FTIL promoter Jignesh Shah
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Jignesh Shah, promoter of Financial Technologies India Ltd (FTIL) and MCX Stock Exchange, now known as Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India Ltd (MSEI) in a case of alleged cheating. The CBI conducted searches at nine places in Mumbai, including the residence and offices[Read More…]