Tag: CBI

Sushant’s death case to be handed over to CBI: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

Patna, Aug 4:  In a serious twist in the actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case, the Bihar government on Tuesday decided to recommend a CBI inquiry into the sensational death by suicide case of the Bollywood star on a request from his father, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said. […]

India removes investigative agency head amid probe of deputy

NEW DELHI  — The government of India placed the director of the federal investigative agency and his deputy on leave on Wednesday days after the agency filed a case against the deputy alleging that he took bribes to settle a money laundering case. A government appointment committee headed […]

Central Bureau of Investigation hit by infighting, government orders probe

NEW DELHI – India’s government on Wednesday ordered a probe at the country’s top crime fighting bureau after its two senior officers accused each other of bribery and interference in police investigations. The weeks-long public spat between Alok Verma, director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), and […]

India removes investigative agency head amid probe of deputy

NEW DELHI — The government of India placed the director of the federal investigative agency and his deputy on leave on Wednesday days after the agency filed a case against the deputy alleging that he took bribes to settle a money laundering case. A government appointment committee headed […]

Alok Kumar Verma and Rakesh Asthana divested of their roles as Director and Special Director of CBI respectively

open view web desk M. Nageshwar Rao to look after the duties and functions of Director CBI The grave allegations of corruption by senior functionaries of CBI one against another, which has been widely reported in media, has vitiated the official eco-system of the organization. The environment of […]

CBI official arrested in bribery case produced in court

New Delhi, Oct 23 :  CBI on Tuesday produced before a Delhi court its DSP Devender Kumar, arrested in connection with bribery allegations involving agency’s Special Director Rakesh Asthana. The investigating agency sought his custody for 10 days and told Special CBI Judge Santosh Snehi Mann that incriminating documents […]

HC orders CBI to maintain status quo on proceedings against its Special Director Rakesh Asthana

New Delhi, Oct 23:  The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the CBI to maintain status quo on the criminal proceedings initiated against its special director Rakesh Asthana, who has challenged the FIR lodged against him on bribery allegations. The high court clarified that there was no stay on […]

CBI probing Videocon, husband of ICICI Bank CEO, in loan case – sources

open view web desk NEW DELHI – The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has launched a preliminary investigation into the husband of ICICI Bank’s chief executive, as well as officials at the lender and at Videocon Group, two sources said on Saturday, to assess whether there was any […]

PNB fraud accused Mehul Choksi says Indian authorities ignoring due process

open view web desk MUMBAI – Mehul Choksi, the jeweller accused of being a central figure in an alleged fraud of nearly $2 billion against Punjab National Bank, criticised India’s investigating agencies in a letter alleging gross abuse of due process in the ongoing probe. In a letter […]

CBI widens probe into $1.8 billion bank fraud

open view web desk NEW DELHI/MUMBAI – The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided the offices of jewellery retailer Gitanjali on Friday in a widening probe into a $1.77 billion loan fraud at state-run Punjab National Bank, the biggest bank scam in the country’s history. The case is […]

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