Third model-actor under CBI scanner in Bengal job scam case
1 year, 9 months ago

Third model-actor under CBI scanner in Bengal job scam case

Hindustan Times  

A small-time model and actor, Haimanti Ganguly, has come under the scanner of the Central Bureau of Investigation during the ongoing probe into illegal appointment of teachers and non-teaching staff at Bengal’s state-run schools, officials of the federal agency said on Friday. A Bengali movie director, who did not want to be identified, said Haimanti Ganguly, who acted in some music videos, was cast in a small role in a movie starring several top actors. He produced several movies in the last seven years and also acted in some projects, which included music videos, CBI officials said. In May 2022, Calcutta high court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay ordered the CBI to probe the appointment of non-teaching staff and teaching staff by the West Bengal School Service Commission and West Bengal Board of Secondary Education between 2014 and 2021.

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Kolkata HC rejects bail pleas of Partha Chatterjee in school jobs case
4 hours, 2 minutes ago

Kolkata HC rejects bail pleas of Partha Chatterjee in school jobs case

Hindustan Times  

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday rejected the bail petitions of former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee and four other ex-public servants in a CBI case over an alleged school jobs recruitment scam. Ex-West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee Besides Chatterjee, Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty also rejected the bail prayers of former West Bengal School Service Commission chairman Subires Bhattacharya, …

CBI serves notice to Odisha IAS officer Bishnupada Sethi in Rs 10 lakh bribery case
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1 week, 2 days ago

CBI serves notice to Odisha IAS officer Bishnupada Sethi in Rs 10 lakh bribery case

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Senior IAS officer Bishnupada Sethi has landed in a spot with the Central Bureau of Investigation serving a notice on him in connection with the Rs 10 lakh bribery case related to senior executive of Bridge and Roof Company Limited, a central public sector undertaking headquartered in Kolkata. In its notice to Sethi, the investigating officer of CBI’s Anti-Corruption-II …

CBI notice to Odisha IAS officer Bishnupada Sethi over bribery case
1 week, 3 days ago

CBI notice to Odisha IAS officer Bishnupada Sethi over bribery case

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Senior IAS officer Bishnupada Sethi has landed in a spot of bother with the Central Bureau of Investigation serving a notice on him in connection with the Rs 10 lakh bribery case related to a senior executive of Bridge and Roof Company Limited, a central public sector undertaking headquartered in Kolkata. The 1995 batch officer was asked to join …

Bengal ex-min Partha Chatterjee granted future bail by SC in cash-for-job scam case, to be released on…
1 week, 4 days ago

Bengal ex-min Partha Chatterjee granted future bail by SC in cash-for-job scam case, to be released on…

Live Mint  

Supreme Court of India granted conditional future bail to former West Bengal Education minister and Trinamool Congress leader Partha Chatterjee in connection with a money laundering case linked to a cash-for-jobs scam. The court stipulated that upon his release, Partha Chatterjee would not be allowed to hold any public office but could continue serving as an MLA for Behala West. …

Cash-for-jobs case: SC grants future bail to ex WB minister Partha Chatterjee
1 week, 4 days ago

Cash-for-jobs case: SC grants future bail to ex WB minister Partha Chatterjee

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday granted conditional future bail to former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee in a money laundering case related to the cash-for-job case. Ex-West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee was arrested by ED in connection with the case in July last year. The court struck a balance between the right of the accused and interest of fair …

CBI arrests advocate of bank for demanding bribe of ₹1.70 lakh
1 week, 5 days ago

CBI arrests advocate of bank for demanding bribe of ₹1.70 lakh

Hindustan Times  

Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested an advocate who is a member of the panel of Indian Bank, Kolhapur for demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹1.70 lakh from the complainant, the probe agency said on Tuesday. CBI conducted searches at the residential and official premises of the accused at Ichalkaranji which led to recovery of incriminating documents, said officials. …

Accused arrested by CBI over alleged fraud and unregulated schemes in Assam
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Accused arrested by CBI over alleged fraud and unregulated schemes in Assam

India Today  

The Central Bureau of Investigation arrested Mintu Das, also known as Rohit Chandra Das, the proprietor of the Indian Institute of Banking & Information Technology, Guwahati, on December 3 in Delhi in connection with a financial fraud case. The case, which was initially registered by the Bhangagarh Police Station in Assam on September 4, 2024, involves allegations of fraud, breach …

‘Not conducive to fair probe’: SC shifts cases of BJP leader to CBI
2 weeks, 5 days ago

‘Not conducive to fair probe’: SC shifts cases of BJP leader to CBI

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday transferred the investigation of two criminal cases against West Bengal BJP leader and advocate Kabir Shankar Bose from the state police to the Central Bureau of Investigation, stating that “the politically charged atmosphere in the State of West Bengal may not be very conducive to a fair investigation” by the local police. The bench, comprising …

SC transfers criminal cases against Bengal BJP leader Kabir Shankar Bose to CBI
2 weeks, 6 days ago

SC transfers criminal cases against Bengal BJP leader Kabir Shankar Bose to CBI

Deccan Chronicle  

The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday directed the transfer of two criminal cases against West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kabir Shankar Bose from the state police to the Central Bureau of Investigation. The decision was made following a petition by Bose, who argued that the ongoing investigations by the state police were politically motivated and biased due to …

Supreme Court grants bail to TMC's Kuntal Ghosh in West Bengal teacher recruitment case
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Supreme Court grants bail to TMC's Kuntal Ghosh in West Bengal teacher recruitment case

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Kuntal Ghosh, the Trinamool Congress youth leader, in connection with the teacher recruitment scam being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation. TMC leader Kuntal Ghosh was arrested by the ED on January 21, 2023, in a money laundering case and later arrested by the CBI on February 20, 2023, in connection …

Bengal school job scam: SC grants bail to ex-TMC youth leader Kuntal Ghosh in CBI case
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Bengal school job scam: SC grants bail to ex-TMC youth leader Kuntal Ghosh in CBI case

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday granted regular bail to former Trinamool Congress youth leader Kuntal Ghosh in a CBI case linked to the West Bengal primary school recruitment scam. The bench granted bail to Ghosh and asked him to not leave West Bengal without prior permission of the court or the investigating agency. On November 20, the Calcutta …

Bengaluru terror conspiracy case: NIA extradites key LeT fugitive Salman Khan from Rwanda
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Bengaluru terror conspiracy case: NIA extradites key LeT fugitive Salman Khan from Rwanda

Live Mint  

Bengaluru prisons terror conspiracy case: The National Investigation Agency, on Thursday, secured the extradition of a key Lashkar-e-Taiba fugitive, Salman Khan, from Rwanda. "The Global Operations Centre of the Central Bureau of Investigation has closely coordinated with the NIA and Interpol National Central Bureau - Kigali for the return to India from Rwanda of Salman Rehman Khan, wanted by the …

SC questions ED: ‘How long can former Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee be kept in jail?’
3 weeks, 6 days ago

SC questions ED: ‘How long can former Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee be kept in jail?’

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the Enforcement Directorate on the low rate of convictions in money laundering cases. They also asked the central agency how long they could keep former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee in jail. Former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee was arrested by ED in connection with the case in July last year. He asked …

Ex-Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee's 'aide' gets bail in school jobs scam
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Ex-Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee's 'aide' gets bail in school jobs scam

India Today  

A special ED court on Monday granted bail to Arpita Mukherjee, an 'aide' of former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee, in connection with the teachers' recruitment scam. Mukherjee had filed a bail plea before the ED court, seeking bail in any condition. Advocate Niladri Bhattacharya, appearing on behalf of Mukherjee, said, "The provision of section 479 of BNS has been …

BJP leaders move Karnataka HC seeking court-monitored CBI probe into Valmiki Development Corporation scam
1 month ago

BJP leaders move Karnataka HC seeking court-monitored CBI probe into Valmiki Development Corporation scam

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court on Friday sought details of the probe that has been done so far by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the crime registered by the Union Bank of India against its officials and others concerning the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribe Development Corporation scam. Justice M Nagaprasanna passed the order while issuing notice …

CBI arrests ex-Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission chairman in bribery case
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1 month ago

CBI arrests ex-Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission chairman in bribery case

India Today  

In a big crackdown on corruption, the Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday apprehended Taman Singh Sonwani, the former chairman of the Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission in a bribery case, officials said. Sonwani was allegedly involved in a bribery scandal, accepting Rs 45 lakh from Bajrang Power & Ispat Ltd director Shravan Kumar Goyal, owner of a prominent Raipur-based steel …

Hours after ED searches, CBI summons audit company employee Gaurav Mehta in Bitcoin scam case
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1 month ago

Hours after ED searches, CBI summons audit company employee Gaurav Mehta in Bitcoin scam case

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The CBI on Wednesday summoned Gaurav Mehta, an audit company employee, to appear before it as soon as possible in connection with the Rs 6,600-crore Gain Bitcoin ponzi scam case, officials said. The Central Bureau of Investigation, which is probing the Gain Bitcoin ponzi "scam" on the directions of the Supreme Court, swung into action hours after the …

Assam online trading scam: CBI arrests primary accused
1 month, 1 week ago

Assam online trading scam: CBI arrests primary accused

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The CBI has made a fresh arrest in the Rs 2,200 crore online trading scam in Assam, officials said on Friday.The accused Gopal Paul was arrested from a hideout in Siliguri in connection with the AJRS Marketing case, one of the 41 cases related to the scam being investigated by the agency, a CBI spokesperson said in a …

Karnataka HC quashes proceedings against two ED officials
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka HC quashes proceedings against two ED officials

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The High Court of Karnataka on Friday quashed proceedings initiated against Deputy Director Manoj Mittal and Assistant Director Murali Kannan of the Enforcement Directorate based on a police complaint filed by B Kallesh, Additional Director, Social Welfare Department, accusing them of forcing him to name CM Siddaramaiah and others in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation scam. …

ED Questions Baahubali Actor Tamannaah Bhatia in Money Laundering Case
2 months ago

ED Questions Baahubali Actor Tamannaah Bhatia in Money Laundering Case

ABP News  

Bollywood actor Tamannaah Bhatia was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with an investigation linked to a money laundering case related to the 'HPZ Token' mobile app. She was questioned at the ED's zonal office in Assam's Guwahati on Thursday and her statement was recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

Land-for-jobs case: CBI gets sanction to prosecute Lalu
3 months ago

Land-for-jobs case: CBI gets sanction to prosecute Lalu

The Hindu  

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday told a Delhi court that it has obtained requisite sanctions from authorities concerned to prosecute RJD chief and former railway minister Lalu Prasad in a corruption case related to the alleged land-for-jobs scam. The court, earlier this week summoned Mr. Prasad, his sons, Tejasvi Yadav and Tej Pratap Yadav in the case along …

Bollywood actress harassment case: Andhra Pradesh government suspends three top IPS officers
3 months, 1 week ago

Bollywood actress harassment case: Andhra Pradesh government suspends three top IPS officers

The Hindu  

The Andhra Pradesh government on Sunday suspended senior IPS officers P. Sitharama Anjaneyulu, Kanthi Rana Tata and Vishal Gunni, in Bollywood actor Kadambari Jethwani’s case. The suspension orders said the then Director General of Police Mr. Sitharama Anjaneyulu, Vijayawada Police Commissioner Mr. Kanthi Rana and Deputy Commissioner of Police Mr. Gunni, showed highhandedness, acted even before registering the case, and …

Excise policy case: Durgesh Pathak gets bail, Kejriwal’s judicial custody extended
3 months, 1 week ago

Excise policy case: Durgesh Pathak gets bail, Kejriwal’s judicial custody extended

The Hindu  

Two persons, including senior Aam Aadmi Party leader and Delhi MLA Durgesh Pathak, were granted bail by different courts in the Capital on Wednesday, in connection with the now-withdrawn Delhi excise policy for 2021-22. A Rouse Avenue court, while granting relief to Mr. Pathak, extended the judicial custody of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, a co-accused in the case, till …

Kolkata rape-murder case: SC asks CBI to file fresh status report by Sept 17
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Kolkata rape-murder case: SC asks CBI to file fresh status report by Sept 17

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the CBI to submit a fresh report by September 17 on the probe in the rape and murder case of a postgraduate medic at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud perused the report filed in a sealed cover by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, …

Kolkata protests: Supreme Court dismisses W.B. Govt's plea against bail to Chhatra Samaj leader Sayan Lahiri
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Kolkata protests: Supreme Court dismisses W.B. Govt's plea against bail to Chhatra Samaj leader Sayan Lahiri

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the West Bengal Government’s plea challenging the Calcutta High Court’s order granting bail to one of the organisers of the August 27 march to the State Secretariat to protest against a trainee woman doctor’s rape and murder. The Calcutta High Court on Friday granted bail to Paschim Banga Chhtra Samaj leader Sayan Lahiri. Acting …

Chhattisgarh govt asks CBI to probe Mahadev case involving ex-CM Bhupesh Baghel
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Chhattisgarh govt asks CBI to probe Mahadev case involving ex-CM Bhupesh Baghel

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: In fresh trouble for senior Congress leader and former chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Chhattisgarh has recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the Mahadev Online Book app case, people familiar with the development said on Sunday. Senior Congress member and former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel The federal agency will “soon” …

Calcutta HC orders CBI probe into alleged financial scams at RG Kar hospital
4 months ago

Calcutta HC orders CBI probe into alleged financial scams at RG Kar hospital

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: The Calcutta high court on Friday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe allegations of financial scams at Kolkata’s state-run R G Kar Medical College and Hospital during the tenure of former principal Dr Sandip Ghosh, who is already under the federal agency’s scanner in the August 9 rape and murder of a 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor. Lawyers …

CBI arrests five, including two NCL officials, in Madhya Pradesh, agency officer caught taking bribe
4 months ago

CBI arrests five, including two NCL officials, in Madhya Pradesh, agency officer caught taking bribe

The Hindu  

The Central Bureau of Investigation arrested five people — two officials of the Northern Coalfields Limited, one CBI officer and two others — following searches in Madhya Pradesh’s Singrauli. The CBI arrested Subedar Ojha, manager and private secretary to the NCL chairman and managing director, and recovered ₹3.85 crore in cash from his residence on August 17. Searches were carried …

₹2,000-crore ‘scam’: Ex-minister Ashu in judicial custody
4 months, 1 week ago

₹2,000-crore ‘scam’: Ex-minister Ashu in judicial custody

Hindustan Times  

The additional sessions court here on Monday sent former Punjab food and civil supplies and consumer affairs minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu to judicial custody in connection with an alleged ₹2,000-crore foodgrain transportation-linked money-laundering case. Bharat Bhushan Ashu Ashu, who was arrested by the ED on August 1, had been in the central agency’s custody since August 2. In August last …

CBI arrests ED official for allegedly receiving ₹20 lakh in bribe
4 months, 2 weeks ago

CBI arrests ED official for allegedly receiving ₹20 lakh in bribe

The Hindu  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested an Assistant Director with the Enforcement Directorate for allegedly demanding and receiving ₹20 lakh in bribe from a Mumbai-based jeweller for not arresting his son. “Taking immediate cognisance of this incident and following the policy of zero tolerance towards corruption, the ED has initiated criminal action against Sandeep Singh under the Prevention of …

Karnataka High Court notice to State govt on Union Bank of India’s plea for transfer of Maharshi Valmiki Corporation’s multi-crore scam probe to CBI
5 months ago

Karnataka High Court notice to State govt on Union Bank of India’s plea for transfer of Maharshi Valmiki Corporation’s multi-crore scam probe to CBI

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday ordered the issue of notice to the State government on a petition filed by the Union Bank of India seeking a direction to transfer to the Central Bureau of Investigation the investigation being carried out by the State police into the multi-crore financial scam at the Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Welfare Development Corporation. …

'If ED can arrest Partha Chatterjee, why not Dharmendra Pradhan in NEET case?': Abhishek Banerjee
5 months ago

'If ED can arrest Partha Chatterjee, why not Dharmendra Pradhan in NEET case?': Abhishek Banerjee

Hindustan Times  

Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday wondered why BJP leader and Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan is yet to be arrested for the NEET paper leaks, which the former described as the ‘biggest scam’ in independent India. Kolkata, India - July 21, 2024: Trinamool Congress National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee addresses the party supporters during the TMC Martyr's …

ED makes fresh arrest in Rajasthan's Jal Jeevan Mission case
5 months, 1 week ago

ED makes fresh arrest in Rajasthan's Jal Jeevan Mission case

Deccan Chronicle  

Jaipur: The Enforcement Directorate has made a fresh arrest in connection with its money laundering investigation into alleged irregularities in the Jal Jeevan Mission scheme being implemented in Rajasthan, officials said on Wednesday. The central government's Jal Jeevan Mission aims to provide safe and adequate drinking water through household tap connections and is being implemented in Rajasthan by the state's …

CBI takes over probe into Chhattisgarh CGPSC Chairman’s irregularities case
5 months, 1 week ago

CBI takes over probe into Chhattisgarh CGPSC Chairman’s irregularities case

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The CBI has registered a case on the request of State government of Chhattisgarh for investigation of cases, earlier registered at Anti-Corruption Bureau Raipur against then Chairman, then Secretary, then Controller of Examinations, all of Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission and others. It has been further alleged that the son of then Chairman was allegedly selected as Deputy Collector, …

Will complete probe into Delhi excise policy by July 3: CBI, ED tells SC
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Will complete probe into Delhi excise policy by July 3: CBI, ED tells SC

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate committed in the Supreme Court on Tuesday to complete their investigations and file final charge sheets in the Delhi excise policy case by July 3. “This deceptive act was a calculated move to create the illusion that the excise policy was formed after careful consideration of the feedback received from …

Delhi Court pulls up CBI for delay in filing 'conclusive' charge sheet in Railways land-for-job case
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi Court pulls up CBI for delay in filing 'conclusive' charge sheet in Railways land-for-job case

India TV News  

A Delhi court on Wednesday pulled up the Central Bureau of Investigation for the delay in filing a "conclusive charge sheet" in the alleged Railway land-for-job scam. RJD chief Lalu Prasad and several of his family members, including his son Tejashwi Yadav are named in in the alleged land for job scam in the Indian Railways. The CBI had filed …

‘People will lose faith’: CJI Chandrachud raps Bengal govt over recruitment scam
7 months, 2 weeks ago

‘People will lose faith’: CJI Chandrachud raps Bengal govt over recruitment scam

Hindustan Times  

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Tuesday came down heavily on the West Bengal government over the teachers recruitment scam, saying people would lose faith in the system. Justice Chandrachud dubbed the alleged scam as a “systemic fraud” and said that state government authorities were duty-bound to maintain the digitised records pertaining to the appointment of 25,753 teachers and …

SC halts probe by CBI into Bengal recruitment scam
7 months, 3 weeks ago

SC halts probe by CBI into Bengal recruitment scam

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Central Bureau of Investigation from carrying out any “precipitative steps” in connection with the West Bengal teacher recruitment scam, even as it pulled up the state for “fraud” in appointing 23,000 persons whose services have been terminated by a recent Calcutta high court order. This is complete fraud.” The state government represented by …

West Bengal teacher recruitment scam: Supreme Court stays CBI probe into state govt officials’ role
7 months, 3 weeks ago

West Bengal teacher recruitment scam: Supreme Court stays CBI probe into state govt officials’ role

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a Calcutta High Court order directing the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe West Bengal government officials' role in an alleged teacher recruitment scam. The court was hearing a plea by the West Bengal government against a high court order invalidating the appointment of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff. The Mamata Banerjee-led state government …

Supreme Court pauses CBI probe against Bengal officials in jobs scam
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court pauses CBI probe against Bengal officials in jobs scam

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a CBI probe against West Bengal government officials in the teachers' recruitment scam case, providing relief to the Mamata Banerjee government. The government approached the top court after the Calcutta High Court cancelled the appointments of 24,000 teachers and non-teaching staff in state-run and aided schools, calling the recruitment process illegal. On April 26, …

Calcutta HC declares 'null and void' 2016 teacher recruitment test, Mamata Banerjee calls verdict 'illegal'
8 months ago

Calcutta HC declares 'null and void' 2016 teacher recruitment test, Mamata Banerjee calls verdict 'illegal'

India TV News  

West Bengal teacher recruitment scam: In a big setback to the Mamata Banerjee government, the Calcutta High Court on Monday issued a directive nullifying all appointments made through the recruitment process of the State Level Selection Test-2016 in government- In addition to nullifying the appointments, a division bench consisting of justices Debangsu Basak and Md Shabbar Rashidi instructed the Central …

Calcutta HC cancels appointment of 25,753 school employees in recruitment case
8 months ago

Calcutta HC cancels appointment of 25,753 school employees in recruitment case

Hindustan Times  

A Calcutta high court division bench on Monday cancelled the appointment of all 25,753 people empanelled in 2016 for various categories of jobs at secondary and higher secondary schools in West Bengal, said lawyers associated with cases in the alleged bribe-for-job case. Those who lost jobs include secondary and higher secondary teachers as well as Group C and Group D …

Bengal School Recruitment Scam Case: Calcutta High Court To Deliver Verdict On Monday
8 months ago

Bengal School Recruitment Scam Case: Calcutta High Court To Deliver Verdict On Monday

ABP News  

Kolkata, Apr 20 The Calcutta High Court will on Monday pronounce its judgement on petitions and appeals relating to alleged irregularities in the selection of candidates in West Bengal government- The CBI, which investigated the case on an order of the high court, arrested former state education minister Partha Chatterjee and some functionaries who held positions in the West Bengal …

Calcutta HC pulls Bengal Chief Secretary for delay in granting prosecution sanction in school job scam
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Calcutta HC pulls Bengal Chief Secretary for delay in granting prosecution sanction in school job scam

Op India  

On Tuesday, the Calcutta HC pulled up West Bengal Chief Secretary BP Gopalika over the delay in sanctioning prosecution in the ‘cash for jobs’ scam. The court rapped the Chief Secretary asking, “Is there any ‘level playing field’ for prosecution agencies in West Bengal?” The division bench comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Gaurang Kanth is jointly hearing the bail prayers …

Calcutta HC orders CBI probe in the Sandeshkhali incident
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Calcutta HC orders CBI probe in the Sandeshkhali incident

Op India  

On Wednesday, the Calcutta High Court ordered a court-monitored CBI investigation to probe the allegations of Sandeshkhali locals who had levelled serious allegations of extortion, land grabbing, and institutional sexual assault against TMC strongmen Shahjahan Sheikh and his accomplices. #WATCH | On the Calcutta High Court order in the Sandeshkhali case, Advocate Alok Srivastav says, "A landmark order has been …

Bengaluru: 4 arrested for cheating woman of ₹4.10 crore with fake govt job offer
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Bengaluru: 4 arrested for cheating woman of ₹4.10 crore with fake govt job offer

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru Sleuths from the central crime branch have arrested a gang of four men for cheating an art teacher from Kalaburagi district of ₹4.10 crore by promising to get her nominated as a member of the Karnataka Public Services Commission, the police said on Tuesday. Sleuths from the CCB have arrested a gang of four men for cheating an art …

WB recruitment scam: ED raids five places, including house of state minister
9 months ago

WB recruitment scam: ED raids five places, including house of state minister

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted fresh raids in at least five places across West Bengal, including at the house of state minister Chandranath Sinha in Birbhum district, in connection with the alleged multi-crore school recruitment scam in the state. Former judge of the Calcutta high court Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who ordered the probe by the central agencies into the scam, …

Bengal: CBI arrests Sheikh Shahjahan’s brother, two others for attack on ED team
9 months, 1 week ago

Bengal: CBI arrests Sheikh Shahjahan’s brother, two others for attack on ED team

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Saturday arrested Sheikh Alamgir, the younger brother of Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan, and two others in connection with the January 5 attack on Enforcement Directorate officials who raided Shahjahan’s home, officials of the federal agency said. Sheikh Shahjahan, who is alleged to have masterminded the attack on ED officials in Sandeshkhali on …

West Bengal: CBI concludes search at the residence of Sheikh Shahjahan in North 24 Parganas
9 months, 2 weeks ago

West Bengal: CBI concludes search at the residence of Sheikh Shahjahan in North 24 Parganas

Op India  

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday concluded a search at the residence of suspended Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, in connection with the Sandehskhali case, in which four officials from the Directorate of Enforcement came under attack while raiding the residence of the leader at Sandeshkhali village in the district. Issuing a …

Bengal Police hands over Sheikh Shahjahan to CBI after high court sets deadline
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengal Police hands over Sheikh Shahjahan to CBI after high court sets deadline

Hindustan Times  

Trinamool Congress strongman Sheikh Shahjahan, a prime accused in the case related to attack on ED officials in January this year, was handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation by the state police on the orders of the Calcutta high court on Wednesday. “Shahjahan, who was in custody of the Criminal Investigation Department of the state police, was handed …

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