Page 4 - Corruption Cases

Pak court rejects Imran Khan's plea to withdraw appeal in Toshakhana case

A Pakistani high court on Wednesday rejected jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's plea seeking the withdrawal of his appeal against his disqualification in the Toshakhana corruption case. Khan, 71, has been in jail since August 5, when he was arrested after a conviction in the Toshakhana case. He was disqualified by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in the case for failing to disclose the proceeds from the sale of gifts he got from the Toshakhana (state repository). The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PIT) party leader approached the Islamabad High Court Chief (IHC) against the electoral body's decision, contending that he had purchased the assets legally; hence, there was no reason for him not to mention the gifts in his assets statement. However, on January 18, the PTI filed a fresh plea in the IHC to withdraw the petition, saying the cricketer-turned-politician wanted the Lahore High Court (LHC) to hear the matter. A separate petition had been filed in the LHC against Khan

CBI to probe multi-crore scam by three cooperative banks in Karnataka: CM

The Central Bureau of Investigation will probe into the financial irregularities that took place in three cooperative banks in Karnataka, the state government said on Saturday. In a post on 'X', Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said: "It has been approved to hand over the scams of Guru Raghavendra Cooperative Bank, Vasishtha Bank and Guru Sovereign Bank to the CBI." Thousands of depositors had invested their lifetime savings in the bank, keeping their dreams like marriage of children, buying their own house as a basis for their retirement life. All of them are clueless about their future life due to bankers' fraud, the chief minister said. "Even when I was the Leader of the Opposition earlier, I was vocal inside and outside the House and participated in protests to get justice for the defrauded depositors. Even then, it was our insistence that this case should be investigated by CBI," he stated. "I have seen the frustration and suffering from those who have lost their deposit money. For

NIA conducts raids in four states to bust fake Indian currency note rackets

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday seized fake notes, currency printing paper and digital gadgets in raids in four states to bust fake Indian currency note rackets, an official said. The raids were conducted as part of the NIA's probe into a case registered on November 24 that relates to a larger conspiracy hatched by suspected individuals for trafficking Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) from across the border and promoting their circulation in India, a spokesperson of the agency said. Teams of the NIA searched the premises of accused Rahul Tanaji Patil alias "Javed" in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra, Vivek Thakur alias "Aditya Singh" in Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh and Mahendar in Ballari district of Karnataka, Premises of suspects Shiva Patil alias "Bhimrav" in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra and Shashi Bhushan in Rohtas district of Bihar were also raided, the official said. The searches led to the seizure of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of fac

Pak's ex-PM Nawaz Sharif's conviction reversed in two 2018 corruption cases

The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday acquitted Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in two cases of corruption in which he was convicted in 2018. Sharif, 73, had challenged in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) his sentences in the Avenfield property and Al-Azizia cases. A two-member bench comprising Chief Justice Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb announced the verdict after hearing arguments from both sides. The former premier was convicted in July 2018 and handed 10 years in jail in the Avenfield properties corruption case about assets beyond known income in London. He was sentenced in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills case to seven years in jail in December 2018. The cases were filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), the national anti-corruption watchdog. He had filed an appeal against both convictions. Sharif went to London in 2019 and could not return and was declared a proclaimed offender in both cases in December 2020 by the IHC. He came bac

Delhi High Court grants bail to Avtar Singh Kochar in ED, Mcoca case

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted bail to Avtar Singh Kochar in the money laundering as well as in the MCOCA case

No plans to change board after Religare buy: Dabur Chairman Mohit Burman

Burman said the family office has been a shareholder of REL since 2018 and participated in its two preferential issues in 2018 and 2021

DGCA committee may conclude graft probe against senior official in a week

It has been alleged that Anil Gill, Director of the Flying and Training Division at the DGCA, misused his authority to obtain three aircraft as bribes from flying schools

Projects built by Congress continue to serve Telangana: Rahul Gandhi

Gandhi went on to say that the Kalleshwaram project was the "biggest fraud" of the KCR government and that he and his family had siphoned off Rs 1 trillion from the wealth of the people of Telangana

Vijayawada ACB court reserves judgement to Monday on Naidu's bail plea

The arguments of Naidu's bail and custody petitions concluded in the ACB court on Friday and the judge adjourned the verdict to Monday, Advocate Krishna Murthy said

SC defers hearing on Naidu's plea till Mon, asks AP govt to file documents

The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred till October 9 hearing on a plea by TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu challenging an Andhra Pradesh High Court order dismissing his petition to quash an FIR against him in the Skill Development Corporation scam case. A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi asked senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the Andhra Pradesh government, to place on record all materials which were produced before the high court in connection with the case. Rohatgi said Naidu's petition for quashing the FIR should be rejected as the question of section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act does not arise as the provision came in July 2018, while the inquiry into the case was started in 2017 by the CBI. Senior advocates Harish Salve, Abhisehk Singhvi and Siddharth Luthra, appearing for Naidu, said all the allegations in the FIR pertains to the decisions, instructions or recommendations made by Naidu while being the chief minister of the state. "This

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He should not allege, he should probe: Chhattisgarh Dy CM on PM's charges

This comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Congress government in Chhattisgarh of being steeped in corruption and misrule, saying there is a scam in every scheme of the state

Chandrababu Naidu jailed on false corruption charges: Nara Bhuvaneswari

Since the first day of his arrest, people across the country have come out to condemn the arrest and show their solidarity with him, she said

SC asks Chandrababu Naidu's lawyer to mention his plea to quash FIR on Tues

As senior advocate Siddharth Luthra, appearing for Naidu, tried to mention for urgent hearing the plea, which was not listed in mentioning list, the bench asked him to mention it tomorrow

AP Skill Development scam: CID interrogates Naidu for second day in prison

A team of Andhra Pradesh Police CID officials are interrogating TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu in the Skill Development Corporation scam case for the second day at the Rajamahendravaram central prison here on Sunday. The ACB Court had on Friday granted the CID two days' custody of the 73-year old TDP chief for further interrogation in the case. The questioning is allowed from 9.30 AM to 5 PM on both days (September 23 and 24). M R Ravi Kiran, DIG (Prisons) told PTI that Naidu has been handed over to the CID officials for interrogation as stipulated by the court. The two-day police custody and extension of judicial remand granted by the court will expire today. The court had instructed the CID officials to virtually produce Naidu before it through the Blue Jeans' app by 5 PM today. The TDP chief was virtually not produced before the court on Saturday. Blue Jeans' is an app where prisoners are produced before the courts through online, said Kiran. The former chief minister will be

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AP CID seeks custody of ex-CM Naidu for probe, order on custody likely

The Andhra Pradesh Police Crime Investigation Department (CID) has filed a petition in the court seeking 15 days of custody of former chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, who has been remanded to 14 days of judicial custody in a multi-crore scam, said an official. However, a decision on this petition, which was filed on Monday is expected to come up for a hearing on Wednesday, said the official. Most probably the day after tomorrow (Wednesday) the petition will come for hearing, Additional Advocate General Ponnavolu Sudhakar Reddy told PTI. Reddy said they asked for the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief's custody for 15 days but observed that it is the discretion of the court to take a call on the duration of custody. We can only seek police custody for some days but finally when it comes to hearing the court will decide, he said. On Monday, Naidu's legal team filed a petition to secure an early release for him from the jail and procure house custody. The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB

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TDP bandh evokes response, several leaders taken into preventive custody

The statewide bandh call given by Telugu Desam Party in protest against the arrest of former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu saw lukewarm response on Monday with business as usual at many parts of the state during morning hours. According to Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Shankha Brata Bagchi, the situation is peaceful in the state and no untoward incident has been reported. "Situation is peaceful, depending on the situation, the local authorities have promulgated prohibitory orders," Bagchi told PTI. A local Court in Vijayawada on Sunday remanded TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu in judicial custody for 14 days in an alleged multi-crore corruption scam. The Telugu Desam Party had called for a statewide bandh on Monday in protest against the arrest of its leader. East Godavari SP P Jagadeesh said security has been tightened in Rajamahendravaram in East Godavari district and around the central prison where Naidu is currently lodged. Police were seen dispersing

TDP chief, ex-Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu reaches Rajamundry central jail

According to the police, the former CM has been allotted an upper block in Sneha Wing of the jail to reside until further procedure alongside prisoner number 7691