Articles tagged with: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)

Cops float new allegations vs Gautam Khaitan that his company laundering network involved in Embraer kickbacks

G autam Khaitan, the founding partner of OP Khaitan & Co who has been in-and-out of jail since 2014 fighting Rs 160 crore money laundering charges in connection with the AgustaWestland case, doesn’t seem to be able to catch a break. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Dire...

CBI leaker speculates to TOI: Maybe will file case against ‘top law firm’ in Nirav Modi case (aka Cyril Amarchand)

According to a frontpage exclusive in the Times of India this morning, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is “exploring the option of naming a top law firm either as a conspirator, or registering a fresh case - for possession of stolen property - after investigating officers found official documents belonging to the bank on its premises”.

As expected, CBI mentions NiMo LOUs raided from CAM in court, remain potentially critical to prosecution (and privileged)

In a Mumbai special court application to keep Nirav Modi company authorised signatories Kharat and Hemant Bhatt under extended judicial custody, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has relied on letters of undertaking (LOU), some of which it had obtained from the “Advocate’s firm of Nirav Modi Group” - a clear nod to Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) - reported the Economic Times.

CBI raids Cyril Amarchand in Nirav Modi scam probe • CAM co-operates, shares docs with cops

The Mumbai office of law firm Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) was raided by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) last week, in connection with the Nirav Modi scam.

CBI arrests senior Tis Hazari judge for allegedly taking Rs 4 lakh bribe from lawyer

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested senior Tis Hazari judge Rachna Tiwari Lakha while accepting a Rs 4 lakh bribe from an advocate in a case she was hearing, according to CBI sources as reported by PTI.

Back in fashion: CBI talks to Gautam Khaitan after AgustaWestland takes off again

OP Khaitan & Co managing partner Gautam Khaitan, who had been arrested in late 2014 for nearly three months in the choppergate investigation, has again been called on for questioning by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Firstpost and others reported: CBI on Wednesday questioned former ...

HC seeks CBI response on plea of jailed ex-Arunachal CM Thungon

The Delhi high court on Tuesday asked the CBI to file response to former union minister PK Thungon’s bail application and an appeal against his three and a half years’ sentence in a corruption case. Justice Siddharth Mridul issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thungon’s bail...

AIIMS allegedly corrupt director to be investigated and penalised in-house

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has named All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Director M C Mishra in two cases of alleged illegal purchases at the hospital, reported Business Standard . On the CBI’s report the health ministry asked AIIMS’ vigilance officer to investigate the al...

CBI chargesheet: BCI members wanted Rs 13+ lakh total bribes as 3 now in special court dock

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Bar Council of India (BCI) associate managing trustee Rajinder Singh Rana and former vice chairman Raju Dhanapal Raj were tried before a special CBI court in Delhi yesterday, for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 6 lakh to approve Global Law College in Ghaziabad.

Ranagate isn’t over: 4 years on CBI case against BCI trustee + 4 others not dead

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Bar Council of India (BCI) member Rajinder Singh Rana and former BCI vice chairman Raju Dhanpal Raj were charged for corruption by a special CBI court, for taking bribes in exchange for a favourable inspection report to a law college

After 29 years of Official Secrets trial for 'secret' letter, court grants businessman probation

In a breather for a man who has undergone 29 years of trial for allegedly possessing secret documents of the commerce ministry, a court has released him on probation of a year. While the man has not been awarded a prison term due to the long-drawn trial he underwent, a telling commentary on India’s ...

SCOI Report: SC’s search continues for right person to probe ex-CBI chief Ranjit Sinha visitors’ diary

In IA 13 of Common Cause vs Union of India , if in the last hearing, the Supreme Court had explored the chances of the Central Vigilance Commissioner probing the Ranjit Sinha visitors diary matter despite Prashant Bhushan’s warning against it, on Monday (7 September), the bench turned full circle, b...

SC gives CBI 3 weeks to figure out Vyapam scam case takeover

The Supreme Court on Monday gave the Central Bureau of Investigation three weeks’ time to take over all the cases relating to the Vyapam scam and complete the appointment of public prosecutors to lead prosecution of its cases before the trial court. A bench of Chief Justice HL Dattu, Justice Kurian ...

Controversial RamJet win: SC declines to give pro bono Harish Salve minutes to re-open Uphaar jail release

The Supreme Court yesterday (20 August) declined the CBI’s plea to put forward its arguments on the period of sentence for Ansal brothers - Sushil and Gopal - following their conviction for negligence in 1997 Uphaar fire tragedy which claimed 59 lives.

Bombay HC extends anticipatory bail after Mumbai CBI court rejects Setalvad's bail plea [UPDATE-1]

Update 17:14 : In a breather for social activist Teesta Setalvad, the Bombay High Court on Friday extended her and her husband Javed Anand’s interim bail by two weeks. The high court order came barely hours after a special court rejected their anticipatory bail application, paving the way for their ...

Teesta Setalvad: CBI 'unleashed' to prevent assistance to lawyers in Gujarat HC

Amid all the legal troubles she and her husband Javed Anand face, human rights activist Teesta Setalvad is unfazed and believes that the good will finally triumph. Accusing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) of political vendetta, Setalvad took strong exception to the CBI calling her a “natio...

Take 'appropriate' steps v 245 Vyapam-accused says CJI Dattu

The Supreme Court on Monday permitted the Special Task Force (STF) to take “appropriate steps” under the Code of Criminal Procedure against the Vyapam accused so that they do not take advantage of delayed action and seek bail. “Keeping in view the urgency of the matter, we permit the SIT/STF to take...

SC hands CBI the Vyapam probe for 'fair and impartial investigation' [UPDATE-1]

The Supreme Court today told the CBI to probe the Vyapam scam in Madhya Pradesh including the over 40 deaths linked to it. The BJP welcomed the ruling even as the Congress and the CPI-M sought Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s resignation. An apex court bench headed by Chief Justice HL. Dattu h...

SC forwards to CVC: 'Completely inappropriate' for CBI boss to have met alleged coal scammers

In a setback to former CBI director Ranjit Sinha, the Supreme Court on Thursday termed as “inappropriate” his meetings with some of the accused in the coal block allocation scam at his official residence. “It was inappropriate for Ranjit Sinha to have met the accused persons at his residence,” the b...

Prashant Bhushan clashes with CBI counsel in coal scam hearing, as SC pulls up slow Gujarat

The Supreme Court Monday asked Gujarat’s chief secretary to explain as to why cooperation was not being extended to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) by providing the investigating agency with the documents relating to Naini and Morga-II coal blocks. A bench of Justice Madan B Lokur, Justice...