Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI): News

17 Apr 2018

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu: Lecturer advises girls to 'adjust' for grades, arrested

Nirmala Devi, an assistant professor of Devanga Arts college in Virudhunagar, was arrested, on Monday, for allegedly advising female students to 'adjust' with higher officials for better grades.

16 Apr 2018

Hyderabad

After acquitting accused in Mecca Masjid blast case, judge resigns

NIA court judge, Ravindra Reddy, who acquitted all accused in the Mecca Masjid blast case earlier today, resigned hours after pronouncing the verdict. They were let off due to lack of evidence.

Kathua rape: SC orders protection for victim's family, lawyers

The SC has ordered the J&K government to ensure security for the Kathua rape victim's family and their lawyers Deepika Rajawat and Talib Hussain.

16 Apr 2018

POCSO

Confusion over Unnao rape victim's age gets murky

BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, the primary accused in Unnao rape case, has been booked under Protection of Children against Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act and other IPC sections.

16 Apr 2018

Hyderabad

2007 Mecca Masjid blast: All accused, including Swami Aseemanand, acquitted

All accused in the Mecca Masjid blast of 2007, including Swami Aseemanand, have been acquitted by a Special NIA Court in Hyderabad.

16 Apr 2018

Gurmeet Ram Rahim

Tricked into inaugurating night-club, Sakshi Maharaj complains against own-party member

BJP lawmaker, Sakshi Maharaj, popular for his controversial statements, inaugurated a night-club called 'Let's Meet', on Sunday in Lucknow.

16 Apr 2018

Priyanka Chopra Jonas

B-town celebs hit streets to protest against Kathua, Unnao rapes

Several Bollywood celebrities, including Rajkummar Rao, Twinkle Khanna, and Kalki Koechlin, joined a protest to demand justice for the victims in the Kathua and Unnao rape cases, which have caused nation-wide outrage.

16 Apr 2018

Allahabad High Court

Unnao rape: Alleged pressure from high-profile leaders to protect MLA

Preliminary CBI investigation has revealed that several high-profile politicians, bureaucrats and cops were involved in shielding BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, accused of raping an 18-year-old woman, sources said.

15 Apr 2018

Punjab National Bank

ICAI issues notices to statutory auditors in Nirav Modi scam

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has sent notices to all statutory auditors of Punjab National Bank's Brady House branch, where the over Rs. 13,000cr scam involving Nirav Modi took place, to appear before its disciplinary board.

15 Apr 2018

India

Nobody is safe if judiciary isn't independent: Justice Chelameswar

Reiterating his demand for an independent judiciary, Justice Jasti Chelameswar, the second seniormost judge in the SC, said it is important "if we want our grandchildren to stay with dignity."

15 Apr 2018

Punjab National Bank

UCO Bank fraud: Ex-CEO booked for defrauding Rs. 621cr

The CBI has booked the former Chairman-cum-Managing Director of UCO Bank, Arun Kaul, along with others, in connection with a Rs. 621cr loan fraud.

15 Apr 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

Will look him in-the-eye and ask: Kathua rape accused-cop's fiancee

The chargesheet in the Kathua rape case names four cops. The role of one of them, Deepak Khajuria, evoked horror.

15 Apr 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

Braving threats, Kathua victim's lawyer says fight's for her daughter

When lawyers of Jammu and Kashmir Bar Association brandished sticks and stopped the crime branch from filing a chargesheet in the Kathua rape-murder case, Deepika Singh Rajawat was seeking justice for the 8-year-old victim.

15 Apr 2018

Karnataka

Unnao: BJP slam's Congress' 'hatred of unapologetic-Hindus' after K'taka-president's comment

A political war has erupted in poll-bound Karnataka after state Congress President Dinesh Gundu Rao called for beating UP CM Yogi Adityanath with slippers.

14 Apr 2018

Uttar Pradesh

Unnao rape: Primary accused BJP MLA sent to 7-day CBI custody

After being arrested by the CBI on Friday, BJP MLA from Bangarmau in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district, Kuldeep Singh Sengar, was sent to a seven-day CBI custody on Saturday.

13 Apr 2018

Lucknow

Unnao rape-case: BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar detained in Lucknow

BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, charged with raping an 18-year-old woman last year, is currently being questioned at CBI's Lucknow office after being detained this morning.

12 Apr 2018

India

'Chidambarams are threat to my life': Indrani Mukerjea's sensational claim

Former media executive Indrani Mukerjea, arrested for allegedly murdering her daughter, has made a sensational claim: the Chidambarams are a threat to her life, she says.

12 Apr 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

Kathua horror: 8-year-old sedated, gang-raped, murdered brutally. Humanity just died.

The chargesheet in the gangrape-murder of an eight-year-old in Kathua, J&K, has revealed chilling details.

12 Apr 2018

Yogi Adityanath

BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar finally named in Unnao rape case

In a long-awaited development, BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar has been booked for allegedly raping an 18-year-old woman last year in UP's Unnao.

11 Apr 2018

Uttar Pradesh

Allahabad HC orders not to cremate gangrape victim's father's body

The Allahabad High Court today has ordered that the body of the Unnao gangrape victim's father should not be cremated if already not done so.

10 Apr 2018

Bihar

IRCTC scam: CBI questions former Bihar CM Rabri Devi

The CBI today questioned former Bihar CM Rabri Devi in connection with the alleged IRCTC hotel scam during the tenure of her husband Lalu Prasad as the railway minister, officials said.

10 Apr 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

Kathua rape-case: Chargesheet filed against 7, amid protests by lawyers

The Jammu and Kashmir Police filed a chargesheet in rape and murder of 8-year-old, three months ago, in Kathua, against seven accused including police officers.

09 Apr 2018

ICICI Bank

CBI probing firms owned by ICICI-Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar's family

Investigators probing the alleged scam involving Deepak Kochhar, husband of ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar, are examining if he or brother Rajiv set up any shell companies to launder money.

08 Apr 2018

India

CBI court issues non-bailable warrants against Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi

A special CBI court has issued non-bailable warrants against Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi, both of whom left the country in January.

07 Apr 2018

Mumbai

Mumbai: Indrani Mukerjea rushed to JJ hospital, drug overdose suspected

Former media executive Indrani Mukerjea, arrested for allegedly murdering her daughter Sheena Bora, was admitted yesterday to JJ Hospital in a 'drowsy' state.

07 Apr 2018

India

CBI bans overseas travel for Deepak Kochhar, Venugopal Dhoot

Videocon CEO Venugopal Dhoot and ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar's husband Deepak Kochhar have been barred from traveling outside India, courtesy Central Bureau of Investigation's ongoing preliminary inquiry on them.

06 Apr 2018

ICICI Bank

Immigration stops Chanda Kochhar's brother-in-law from leaving country

The investigation in the alleged Deepak Kochhar-Venugopal Dhoot fraud has now extended to the former's brother Rajiv Kochhar, who was stopped by Immigration at the Mumbai Airport while he was leaving India.

05 Apr 2018

Vadodara

CBI books Vadodara firm for Rs. 2,654cr fraud; raids premises

The CBI on Thursday said it had registered a criminal case against a Vadodara-based company dealing in electric cable and equipment, and its directors for allegedly cheating various banks to the tune of Rs. 2,654cr.

05 Apr 2018

Mumbai

Remembering Divya Bharti and other Bollywood celebs who died mysteriously

It has been 25 years since Divya Bharti reportedly fell to death from her fifth-floor apartment in Mumbai's Versova.

05 Apr 2018

Forbes

Chandigarh school dropout, now ethical hacker, makes to Forbes' list

Trishneet Arora, 25, has found a place in the Forbes' Asia list of '30 under 30'.

04 Apr 2018

Mauritius

Deepak Kochhar's 'funds from Mauritius' under income tax department's scrutiny

Deepak Kochhar, the founding director of NuPower Renewables, was served a notice by the Income Tax department, asking him to furnish all the details of the hundreds of crores worth of investments that he allegedly received from two Mauritius companies.

04 Apr 2018

Delhi Police

Petitions challenging CBSE's retest decision dismissed by SC

The Supreme Court today dismissed five petitions challenging the CBSE's decision to conduct a re-examination of the Class 12 economics paper after an alleged leak.

SC dismisses all petitions related to CBSE's paper leaks

The SC has dismissed all petitions related to the CBSE's question paper leaks. While some protested a re-exam, others had demanded a CBI enquiry.

01 Apr 2018

Aadhaar Card

CVC plans to take Aadhaar's help to detect bureaucratic corruption

The Central Vigilance Commission today said since Aadhaar was being made mandatory for numerous financial transactions and property deals, it could be used effectively in tracking the ill-gotten wealth of corrupt bureaucrats.

31 Mar 2018

ICICI Bank

CBI files preliminary inquiry against Chanda Kochhar's husband, Videocon's chairman

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has ordered a preliminary inquiry into the alleged nexus between Deepak Kochhar (ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar's husband) and Videocon's chairman Venugopal Dhoot.

28 Mar 2018

Lok Sabha

SSC CGLE 2017 exam: No question of re-examination, says government

The Combined Graduate Level (CGL) examination 2017 has not been canceled, and there is no question of re-conducting it, the government said today.

27 Mar 2018

Punjab National Bank

PNB fraud: Bank manager, 3 others convicted after 24-year trial

A former Punjab National Bank manager and three private persons have been convicted in a loan fraud case by a special court almost after a 24-year trial.

26 Mar 2018

India

MP: Truck mows down journalist fighting sand mafia

Reminding yet again that India is unsafe for journalists, a stringer for a news channel was mowed down in broad daylight in MP's Bhind district this morning.

26 Mar 2018

Mumbai

INX-case: CBI plans confronting Peter Mukerjea with Karti Chidambaram

The CBI has got custody of Peter Mukerjea, former director of INX Media, for five days. In its affidavit, it said it plans to bring him face to face with Karti Chidambaram in the INX money laundering case.