The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Senior Auditor in the Office of Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (PCDA) under the Defence Ministry and two private persons on graft charge. The accused persons have been identified as Deep Narayan Yadav, Senior Auditor in the PCDA Office; Akash Kapoor (defence supplier), owner of Akash … Read more
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) logo at CBI HQ in New Delhi. Representative image | Photo Credit: PTI The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday conducted searches at 76 locations across 11 States as part of the “Chakra-II” operation launched against the organised cyber-enabled financial crimes. This exercise was carried out in collaboration with … Read more
The Karnataka High Court on February 10 stayed the CBI probe against Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar in a corruption case. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court on Monday declined to intervene in a Karnataka High Court’s interim stay of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe against Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. … Read more
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested one more person ¬ a liquor businessman, Abhishek Boinpally ¬ in connection with case alleging irregularities in the Delhi government’s now-withdrawn excise policy, in which Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia is also an accused, officials said Monday, October 10, 2022. The accused is an associate of Arun … Read more
Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday raised questions on the country’s progress and accused the Centre of working against the country at a time when it should be battling unemployment. “Instead of fighting inflation and unemployment, the Centre is fighting with the country at a time when it … Read more
Jharkhand High Court on Friday granted bail to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad in the Doranda Treasury Case in which a CBI special court had sentenced him to five years in prison. 73-year-old Prasad is in custody following his conviction and sentencing by a CBI court in February in a fodder scam case … Read more
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has argued in a court that the five accused in the 2013 murder case of rationalist Dr Narendra Dabholkar be tried under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for striking “terror among a section of people”. The arguments over framing of charges against the five accused – Dr Virendrasinh … Read more
The CBI may have found “procedural errors” in 15-20 arms licences among the 1,700 issued in Udhampur during the one-year tenure of Shahid Iqbal Choudhary as deputy commissioner, his brother Zafar Iqbal Choudhary said. Shahid Choudhary‘s premises was searched by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday in connection with the illegal arms licences … Read more
The Anti-Corruption Wing of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested two Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials of its Ahmedabad zonal office in Gujarat on charges of seeking illegal gratification. Deputy Director P K Singh and Assistant Director Bhuvnesh Kumar of ED’s Ahmedabad zonal office were held while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 5 lakh … Read more
Calling it “bad in the eyes of law”, a special CBI Court has scrapped a notice issued by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to retired Orissa High Court judge IM Quddusi, who stands charge-sheeted by the agency on charges of corruption in the medical college bribery scandal. Vide the said notice, issued in February, … Read more