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'Rhea framed by media': Zee owner's apology after CBI closes SSR probe

Subhash Chandra admits Zee News led the charge against Rhea Chakraborty, apologising as the CBI confirms Sushant Rajput's death was not a murder

RG Kar case: Calcutta HC directs CBI to submit case diary of Kolkata Police

The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to submit the case diary initially prepared by the Kolkata Police in connection with the rape-murder of an on-duty doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. A single-judge bench of Justice Tirthankar Ghosh also instructed the CBI to present a list of individuals interviewed in the case at the next hearing scheduled for April 23. The CBI submitted a sealed status report on its ongoing probe into the incident, where the doctor's body was discovered in the seminar room of the hospital on August 9, 2024. The court had transferred the case from Kolkata Police to the CBI on August 13. The CBI counsel said he also brought the case diary as directed by the court during the previous hearing. During the hearing, the court inquired whether the crime involved gang rape and if the CBI had identified additional suspects. Deputy solicitor general Rajdeep Majumdar, appearing for the CBI, said the case did n

Mahadev betting app case: CBI raids 60 locations across different states

The case pertains to the illegal operations of Mahadev Book, an online betting platform promoted by Ravi Uppal and Saurabh Chandrakar, both of whom are currently based in Dubai

CBI conducts searches at ex-Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel's residences

Bhupesh Baghel's office questions the timing of the CBI searches as it coincides with his scheduled trip to Delhi

RG Kar rape-murder case: HC asks for case diary, poses questions to CBI

The Calcutta High Court on Monday directed the CBI to produce the case diary related to its investigation into the rape-murder of an on-duty doctor at RG Kar hospital on the next date of hearing. The court asked whether the central agency was considering the possibility of gang rape or the destruction of evidence in its probe. The petitioners, the parents of the postgraduate trainee at the medical college hospital, prayed for a court-monitored investigation. They claimed that while submitting the charge-sheet before the trial court, the CBI had stated that a larger conspiracy was involved in the crime. They, therefore, prayed for further investigation into the matter. Justice Tirthankar Ghosh directed that the petitioners' prayers would be considered, subject to the present stage of investigation and "the status report to be submitted by the Central Bureau of Investigation". He also directed the CBI to present the case diary on the next hearing date, March 28. Additionally, Just

CBI closes Sushant Singh Rajput case: Recounting media trial and witch hunt

The CBI has closed its probe into Sushant Singh Rajput's death, ruling out foul play. The case saw media trials, conspiracy theories, and a witch hunt against actor Rhea Chakraborty

Rhea Chakraborty endured 'untold miseries', says lawyer after CBI report

Reacting to the CBI closure report in Sushant Singh Rajput death case, Rhea Chakraborty's lawyer highlighted the hardships faced by her and others during the investigation

Judge in Delhi cash row was named in CBI's 2018 sugar mill fraud case

The CBI had filed an FIR against Simbhaoli Sugar Mills, its directors, and others, including then non-executive director Yashwant Varma, over a complaint by Oriental Bank of Commerce regarding a frau

CBI files 3 FIRs in ₹9000-crore Noida Sports City 'scam', conducts raids

The CBI has registered three cases related to alleged irregularities in the allotment, development and sanction of Sports City projects in Noida between 2011 and 2014 which turned into a Rs 9000-crore 'scam', officials said Friday. Acting on the orders of the Allahabad High Court, the agency registered the FIRs against real estate firms Logix Infra Developers Pvt Ltd, Xanadu Estates Pvt Ltd and Lotus Green Constructions Pvt Ltd, their directors and some unnamed officials of Noida Authority, following it up with a search operation, they said. No immediate reactions were available from the companies. According to an official, the Noida Sport City Project was aimed to develop world class sport facilities with residential and commercial areas in the sector 78, 79 and 150 of Noida. "It was alleged that... after the allotment of projects, the related conditions were allegedly breached multiple times by the allotees/sub-leasees, in connivance with Noida Authority officials causing suspect

Court rejects chargesheet against Goenka, Balwa in Yes Bank-DHFL case

A special court here has declined to take cognisance of the CBI's supplementary chargesheet naming businessmen Vinod Goenka and Shahid Balwa as accused in the DHFL-Yes Bank fraud case, noting that allegations against them are not made out. The prosecution has claimed that between April and June 2018, Yes Bank invested about Rs 4,727 crore in the non-convertible debentures and Masala Bonds of Dewan Housing Finance Limited (DHFL) and sanctioned a Rs 750-crore term loan to a group company of the realtor. In return, Yes Bank's then-managing director and chief executive officer Rana Kapoor allegedly received kickbacks of Rs 600 crore from DHFL. Kapoor and DHFL promoters Kapil Wadhawan and his brother Dheeraj Wadhawan are among the several other accused in the case. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) recently filed its fourth supplementary chargesheet in the case before the special court. Besides Goenka and Balwa, the probe agency has named 12 more persons, taking the tally of the

CBI files fresh FIR against ex-FCI GM after surfacing of 'illicit' wealth

The CBI has registered a fresh FIR against Banoth Prem Singh, a former General Manager of Food Corporation of lndia arrested in a bribery case, after the unearthing of an illicit sum of over Rs 3 crore, allegedly belonging to him, from a businessman, officials said Friday. The information about the money surfaced during the analysis of his WhatsApp exchanges by CBI investigators who were probing him in connection with alleged bribery case, they said. "The scrutiny of whatsapp (sic) chats, statement of bank account etc. has established that the illegal money of Banoth Prem Singh to the tune of Rs.3.47 crore were parked with G. Satyanarayan (businessman) from time to time as mentioned in the handwritten notes shared by him out of which Rs 2.47 crore were transferred to different accounts and persons or given to different persons for different purposes," the CBI FIR said. Singh was arrested in June last year in a trap operation involving a Rs 1 lakh bribe. The CBI had acted against hi

SC to hear CBI plea against bail to ex-DHFL promoter Dheeraj Wadhawan

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear the CBI's plea challenging the Delhi High Court's order of bail to former DHFL promoter Dheeraj Wadhawan in the multi-crore bank loan scam case. A bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar issued notice to Wadhawan and sought his response on the plea. The high court on September 9, 2024 granted him bail on medical grounds saying Wadhawan fell within the parameters of a "sick person". During the arguments in the apex court, additional solicitor general S V Raju, representing the CBI, said Wadhawan suffered from no serious medical ailments and huge amounts of money were siphoned off in the case. He argued Wadhawan was a man with "money bags" and spent most of the time out in hospital. Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Wadhawan, opposed the submissions and referred to his medical reports. The bench issued notice to Wadhawan and posted the hearing in the week of April 28. The Wadhawan brothers -- Kapil and

SC adjourns hearing on CBI's plea to transfer trial against Yasin Malik

The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned to April 4 the hearing on a plea filed by the CBI to transfer trial against jailed JKLF chief Yasin Malik and other co-accused in two cases from Jammu and Kashmir to Delhi. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan deferred the matter as Solicitor General Tushar Mehta was not available. During the hearing, Malik appeared before the court through video-conferencing. He requested the court to post the matter after Ramzan to which the bench agreed. The top court had earlier directed Malik to appear before it through video-conferencing on March 7 It was informed that the Jammu sessions court was "well-equipped" with the video-conferencing system enabling the virtual examination. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sought the transfer of the trials in the 1989 case of the kidnapping of Rubaiya Sayeed, daughter of former union minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, and the 1990 Srinagar shootout case, from Jammu to New Delhi. The top court .

CBI sends request to US seeking information in Rs 64 crore Bofors case

The CBI has sent a judicial request to the United States seeking information from private investigator Michael Hershman, who had expressed willingness to share with Indian agencies crucial details about the Rs 64-crore Bofors bribery scandal of the 1980s, officials said Wednesday. Hershman, head of the Fairfax Group, visited India in 2017 to attend a conference of private detectives. During his stay, he appeared on various platforms, alleging that the investigation into the scam was derailed by the then Congress government and stated he was willing to share details with the CBI. He had claimed in an interview that he was appointed by the Union Finance Ministry in 1986 for investigation of violation of currency control laws and money laundering by Indians abroad and tracking of such assets outside India and some of them pertained to the Bofors deal. The CBI also approached the Finance Ministry seeking documents pertaining to engagement of Hershman and if any report was submitted by

CBI court discharges ex-Chhattisgarh CM Baghel in 2017 sleaze CD case

A special CBI court here has discharged senior Congress leader and former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel in a 2017 alleged sex CD case purportedly featuring a former BJP minister, citing lack of evidence, his lawyer said. Special Magistrate (CBI), Raipur, Bhupesh Kumar Basant considered Baghel's discharge application and granted him relief on Tuesday, noting there was no sufficient evidence to prove the allegations levelled against him in the chargesheet filed in the case, senior counsel Manish Datt told PTI. The court noted no case is made out against the 63-year-old Congress leader, the counsel said, adding the order copy will be made available on Wednesday. Elated over the development, Baghel, who stepped down as CM after the Congress lost the 2023 assembly polls, took to X and posted "Satyamev Jayate" (truth alone triumphs). A discharge application is a request to end a criminal case before the trial begins. A court may allow such a plea if it finds lack of sufficie

IRCTC case: Lalu Prasad Yadav challenges validity of prosecution sanctions

RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Tuesday questioned the validity of sanctions obtained by the CBI to prosecute him in a corruption case connected to alleged irregularities in the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). The former railway minister made the submission through his lawyer before special judge Vishal Gogne during the arguments on whether to frame charges against him in the case. The allegations include criminal conspiracy, cheating and corruption, which carry a maximum jail term of seven years. The judge, meanwhile, also granted exemption from personal appearance to Yadav, his wife and former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi and son and former deputy chief minister of the state, Tejashwi Yadav, for the day on application moved by them. "Separate applications seeking exemption from personal appearance have been moved on behalf of A1 (Yadav), A2 (Devi), A3 (Tejashwi Yadav)... Heard. In view of the averments made in the application, aforesaid accused persons

CBI conducts raids at 60 locations in Rs 6,600 cr GainBitcoin crypto scam

The CBI on Tuesday conducted countrywide coordinated searches at 60 locations as part of its probe into Rs 6,600 crore GainBitcoin cryptocurrency scam, officials said. The searches were spread across multiple cities including Delhi NCR, Pune, Chandigarh, Nanded, Kolhapur and Bengaluru, targeting premises allegedly linked to key accused individuals, a CBI spokesperson said in a statement. The ponzi scam perpetrated through a web of platforms, including flagship site www.gainbitcoin.com, was allegedly masterminded by Amit Bhardwaj (now deceased) and his brother Ajay Bhardwaj, the officials said. Launched in 2015, the illicit operation was camouflaged under the facade of Variabletech Pte. Ltd, they said. The scheme lured the investors offering extraordinary returns of 10 per cent per month in Bitcoin over an 18-month period urging them to purchase the digital currency from external exchanges and deposit it with GainBitcoin through "cloud mining" contracts, the central agency said. "T

CBI conducts raids at Aiims Bhubaneswar over alleged recruitment scam

CBI has scrutinised 27 individuals, including permanent staff. Crucial documents related to recruitment procedures were seized by the investigation agency

Crypto fraud: CBI seizes Rs 1.08 cr from 11 locations in Delhi, Haryana

The CBI has conducted searches at 11 locations in Delhi and Haryana on alleged cyber criminals who were cheating people by impersonating as government officers resulting in seizure of Rs 1.08 crore cash, officials said Saturday. The searches were conducted at nine locations in Delhi and two in Haryana's Hisar on Friday in connection with a two-year-old case, they said. It was alleged that the accused were engaged in illegal activities by impersonating government officials and committing crypto fraud, a CBI spokesperson said. "They were also found cheating people in India and abroad, by offering fake technical support consultations and dishonestly inducing them to transfer money in the form of cryptocurrency. This money was then routed through multiple crypto wallets and converted into cash," the spokesperson said in a statement on Saturday. The agency has already filed a charge sheet in the case against three accused. "During the searches, the CBI unearthed significant incriminati

VP Dhankhar questions CJI's involvement with executive appointment

How can in a country like ours or in any democracy, by statutory prescription, Chief Justice of India participate in the selection of the CBI director, VP Jagdeep Dhankhar questioned