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Just keep watching, says CM Nitish on CBI raids at RJD leaders' premises

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday reacted to the CBI searches on leaders of the RJD, his new allies in power, with an eloquent reticence. "Ye sab dekhte na rahiye aap log, kya hota hai (just keep watching as things unfold)", was the CM's reply when journalists asked him about the raids that took place on Wednesday, hours before his government faced a trust vote. Raids were conducted at many places in Bihar and Delhi-NCR in connection with the alleged land-for-jobs scam, pertaining to the period when RJD president Lalu Prasad was the minister for railways. Prasad's son Tejashwi Yadav, who is now the Deputy CM, had denied that his family had stakes in an under-construction shopping mall in Gurugram that was among the more than a dozen premises raided by CBI sleuths.

IRCTC job scam: CBI seizes over 200 sale deeds during raids in Bihar

Raids were conducted at residences of RJD MLC Sunil Singh, party leaders Ashfaque Karim, Faiyaz Ahmad and Subodh Roy

'People are watching and they understand': Rabri Devi on CBI searches

The ruling 'Mahagathbandhan' in Bihar on Wednesday cried foul over raids conducted at a number of premises owned by leaders of the RJD, the largest constituent of the seven-party coalition. The CBI raids, in connection with a railway land for jobs scam, commenced barely a few hours before the new government was to prove its majority on the floor of the state assembly. "I do not wish to comment on merits and demerits of the case. But the timing of the raids is a clear indication that the investigating agencies are trying to help the BJP," alleged Upendra Kushwaha, parliamentary board president of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U). The BJP has been stripped of power on account of the volte-face earlier this month by Kumar, who has now aligned with the RJD, Congress and Left combine. Former Chief Minister Rabri Devi, whose own residence here was raided by the agency in connection with the case a few months ago, told reporters, "The people are watching and they can understand what is

CBI, paramilitary forces conduct raids on five RJD leaders in Bihar

With the floor test in Bihar Vidhan Sabha scheduled, the CBI accompanied by paramilitary forces raided the premises of five legislators and parliamentarians in Bihar

CBI raids RJD MLA in land for jobs case on day of Nitish's floor test

Raids by a central agency are underway at the residence of RJD MLC Sunil Singh in Patna

Will be arrested in 2-4 days, says Manish Sisodia a day after CBI raids

A day after CBI conducted searches, Manish Sisodia said that he might be arrested soon stating that the liquor issue or the excise policy was just an excuse to target him

LIVE news: Sisodia says 2024 Lok Sabha polls will be Modi vs Kejriwal fight

Live news updates: Sisodia termed the Excise Policy 2021-22 as the "best policy", and said there was "no wrongdoing" in its implementation

CBI is 'uncaged parrot' whose plumes are saffron, says Kapil Sibal

Taking a jibe at the Central Bureau of Investigation, former Union Law Minister Kapil Sibal on Saturday termed the agency as an 'uncaged parrot' now

After CBI raid at Sisodia house, Delhi govt transfers 12 IAS officers

In a bureaucratic reshuffle, a dozen IAS officers were shifted between departments on Friday, hours after a CBI raid at Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's residence in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy. According to a transfer posting order issued by the services department of the Delhi government, those transferred include special secretary of health and family welfare Udit Prakash Rai, a 2007 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre. Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena had recently recommended the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to take action against Rai for allegedly accepting Rs 50 lakh bribe to grant "undue favours" to an executive engineer in two corruption cases. Rai has been transferred to the administrative reforms department as its special secretary, the order said. Currently, Sisodia handles the health portfolio in the Delhi government. Vijendra Singh Rawat, a 2007-batch IAS officer, has replaced Rai. He will also hold the additional charge of director ...

CBI seized my computer and phone, says Sisodia after raid at residence

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, whose house was raided on Friday by the CBI in connection with alleged irregularities in implementation of Excise Policy 2021-22, said the agency seized his computer and mobile phone after several hours of search and also took away some files. He asserted that he did not commit any wrong and was not scared by the Central Bureau of Investigation and its raid. "The CBI team reached in the morning and searched the whole house. My family and myself extended them full cooperation. They seized my computer and mobile phone. They also took away some files," he told reporters after the raid that lasted several hours. Sisodia alleged that the Centre was misusing the agency to stop the Arvind Kejriwal government from "doing good work" in Delhi. He said that CBI officials behaved well during the raid.

Delhi excise policy: CBI has proof of govt-liquor mafia nexus, says BJP MP

BJP MP from West Delhi claimed that the CBI has concrete proof that the Arvind Kejriwal government formulated the new excise policy in nexus with the liquor mafia and indulged in corruption

CBI raid at Sisodia's residence: AAP says it's a plot to vilify party

The Opposition Congress said even if there were grounds for a probe, the misuse of central agencies would undermine their credibility

Liquor trader paid Rs 1 cr to Manish Sisodia's associate, says CBI FIR

A liquor trader paid Rs 1 crore to a company managed by an associate of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, the CBI has claimed in its FIR on alleged corruption in the framing and implementation of the excise policy 2021-22. The agency, which carried out raids at Sisodia's official residence in central Delhi and 20 other locations in seven states and Union territories on Friday, named 15 people in its FIR registered on August 17 under IPC sections related to criminal conspiracy and provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act. In addition to Sisodia, who also holds the excise portfolio, the CBI has named as accused then excise commissioner Arava Gopi Krishna, then deputy excise commissioner Anand Kumar Tiwari, assistant excise commissioner Pankaj Bhatnagar, nine businessmen and two companies. The FIR was registered on a reference from the office of Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena routed through the Union Home Ministry. The agency has alleged that Sisodia and other accused

CBI raids: Orders 'from above' to harass us, don't panic, says Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said the CBI raids on Manish Sisodia,"the best education minister of independent India" were on the orders "from above to harass us " and are just obstacles in their 'Make India Number 1' mission, but they will not be deterred by such moves. Taking to Twitter, Kejriwal attached the front page of the New York Times featuring Sisodia along with a news story "Our Children are worth it; overhaul of public schools in Delhi has students clamouring to enroll", and said the CBI raids come on a day the biggest newspaper in America has a photo of his deputy on the front page with an article praising the Delhi education model. He alleged that the central agency has orders "from above to harass" the Aam Aadmi Party leaders and that there is no need to panic, but asserted that the universe was with them. The CBI on Friday morning carried out searches at the residences of Sisodia and IAS officer Arava Gopi Krishna and 19 other locations after ...

AAP MP takes a dig at CBI, says will only find stationery in raid

The CBI will find only four pencils, some notebooks and a geometry box only at the residence of Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia, the AAP MP Raghav Chadha said on Friday after the investigation agency's raid. Taking a dig at the BJP-led Centre over the CBI raid at Sisodia's residence, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP said the central probe agency had raided the residence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the past and found just "four mufflers" there. "When raids were conducted at Arvind Kejriwal's residence earlier, they found four mufflers," he told a press conference. "During raids at Manish Sisodia's residence, they will get four pencils, note books and a geometry box," he added. The CBI on Friday carried out searches at over 10 locations in Delhi-NCR including the residence of Deputy Chief Minister Sisodia in Delhi Excise Policy case, officials said. The CBI has registered an FIR in connection with alleged irregularities in formulation and execution of

CBI-Sisodia row: AAP supporters detained for protesting against the raid

Several AAP supporters were on Friday detained for protesting against CBI raid at the residence of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia here in connection with the excise policy case, police said. A senior police officer said the party supporters came to Mathura Road near Sisodia's residence and started protesting. The protesters were removed from the spot and taken to Vasant Kunj police station in buses, he said. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday carried out searches at the residences of Sisodia and IAS officer Arava Gopi Krishna besides at 19 other locations after registering an FIR in connection with the Delhi excise policy case. The central agency had registered the FIR in connection with the alleged irregularities in formulation and execution of the Delhi Excise Policy brought in November last year.

Punjab CM praises 'best education minister' Sisodia, slams CBI raid

Describing Manish Sisodia as the best education minister of Independent India, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Friday said the CBI raid at the Delhi Deputy Chief Minister's residence was the reward for the Delhi government's good performance being appreciated globally. "Manish Sisodia is the best education minister of Independent India. Today the largest US newspaper NYT printed his photo on the front page. And today Modi ji sent CBI to his house. How will India progress like this?" Mann said in a tweet in Hindi. The CBI on Friday carried out searches at 21 locations in Delhi-NCR, including Sisodia's residence, after registering an FIR in connection with the Delhi excise policy case. Other ministers in the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab too attacked the BJP-led Centre after the CBI raid at Sisodia's house. "The Day no. 1 Newspaper of the no. 1 country in the world recognises Delhi govt's Education Model & @msisodia ji as best education minister ever. ..

CBI arrests chief mechanical engineer of Paradip Port Trust in bribery case

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested the chief mechanical engineer of Paradip Port Trust in Odisha and three other persons including the middleman in a bribery case.

DHFL scam: F N Souza, Raza's paintings among Rs 12-cr assets seized by CBI

The CBI has recovered paintings of Indian maestros FN Souza and SH Raza worth Rs 5.50 crore during a fresh round of searches related to India's biggest bank fraud involving DHFL, officials said. SH Raza's 1956 oil-on-canvas painting titled 'Village' worth over Rs 3.50 crore and FN Souza's 1964-untitled oil-on-linen piece valued at Rs 2 crore were among the luxurious items worth Rs 12 crore seized by the agency, they said. The central agency has also seized two uber-luxury watches of Jacob and Co and Frank Muller Geneve totalling about Rs 5 crore during searches, it said in a statement. The CBI is conducting custodial interrogation of former CMD of DHFL Kapil Wadhawan and Director Dheeraj Wadhawan for the last nine days during which it emerged that they had purchased these paintings from a noted art auction house at Fort in Mumbai, the officials said. After coming to know where these items were kept, the CBI conducted searches and seized the assets, they said. According to official

CBI books former Indian Olympic Association chief in corruption case

The sources in CBI on Monday said that they have lodged an FIR under prevention of corruption Act against former president of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Narinder Dhruv Batra.