Special Investigation Team: News
12 May 2023
Brij Bhushan Sharan SinghSIT records WFI chief Brij Bhushan's statement
Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chairman Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Friday recorded his statement before the Delhi Police's Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed to probe the allegations of sexual abuse against him.
23 Apr 2023
Uttar PradeshBJP minister Dharmpal Singh claims opposition got Atiq Ahmed killed
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Uttar Pradesh Animal Husbandry & Dairying Minister Dharmpal Singh has alleged that opposition parties were behind the recent murder of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed.
17 Apr 2023
Uttar PradeshUP: SITs to probe Atiq-Ashraf killings; police also in question
The Uttar Pradesh government has formed two Special Investigation Teams (SITs) to investigate and supervise the probe into the killings of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed in police custody by three shooters posing as media persons.
10 Apr 2023
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Bengal teacher recruitment scam: CBI expands SIT for speedy probe
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has formed a special task force (STF) to expand the probe team and speed up the investigation into the West Bengal teachers' recruitment scam case, India Today reported.
22 Feb 2023
GujaratMorbi tragedy: Oreva Group MD ordered to pay Rs. 10L
Gujarat High Court on Wednesday ordered the Oreva Group's managing director Jaysukhbhai Patel to pay Rs. 10 lakh as compensation to each family of the 135 victims who lost their lives in the Morbi suspension bridge collapse last year.
20 Feb 2023
MorbiMorbi bridge collapse: Half of cables had broken before tragedy
Administrative and technical lapses with no corrective measures led to the Morbi bridge collapse—which killed 135 people on October 30, 2022—the special investigation team (SIT) formed by the Gujarat government said in a report submitted to the Gujarat High Court.
26 Dec 2022
Telangana High CourtBRS MLAs poaching: Telangana High Court transfers case to CBI
The Telangana High Court on Monday transferred the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA poaching case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in a setback for the ruling party.
22 Dec 2022
Disha SalianDisha Salian death case: Devendra Fadnavis announces SIT probe
The puzzling death case of celebrity manager and actor Sushant Singh Rajput's manager-friend Disha Salian has now taken a new turn.
04 Dec 2022
UttarakhandUttarakhand: Ankita Bhandari murder accused likely to undergo narco test
In a significant development, the Uttarkhand Police's Special Investigation Team (SIT) has decided to undergo a narco test of all accused in the murder case of 19-year-old Uttarakhand resort receptionist Ankita Bhandari, India Today reported.
22 Oct 2022
JharkhandJharkhand: 26-year-old software engineer attacked, gang-raped; 10 suspects booked
A 26-year-old woman was reportedly raped by about 10 men in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, PTI reported on Saturday, citing police authorities.
17 Aug 2022
Jammu And KashmirSix of family found dead inside separate houses in Jammu
In a shocking incident, six members of a family were found dead two separate houses in Sidhra area on outskirts of Jammu city in Jammu and Kashmir.
26 Jul 2022
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Gujarat hooch tragedy: 21 dead, given 'chemicals' instead of alcohol
At least 21 people reportedly died from consuming spurious liquor in a hooch tragedy in Gujarat's Botad and Ahmedabad districts.
25 Jun 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaModiji endured silently for 19 years: Shah on SC decision
Union Home Minister Amit Shah hailed the Supreme Court's decision in the 2002 Gujarat riots, which rejected a request for an investigation into a "larger conspiracy."
13 Jun 2022
Delhi PoliceMoose Wala murder: Pune Police arrests 2 suspects from Gujarat
The Pune police on Monday arrested two persons from Gujarat suspected to be involved in the murder of Punjabi singer-politician Sidhu Moose Wala in May.
10 Jun 2022
Delhi PoliceMoose Wala killing: Suspected shooter nabbed, 9th arrest so far
The Punjab Police arrested a suspected shooter in the Sidhu Moose Wala murder case, HT reported on Friday.
06 Jun 2022
PunjabMoose Wala killing: Another suspect, accused of arranging car, arrested
The Punjab Police on Monday arrested another suspect in the death of Punjabi singer and politician Sidhu Moose Wala.
27 May 2022
Bombay High CourtNo international link in Cordelia drugs case: NCB DG
Director-General of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) SN Pradhan on Friday revealed that gross "irregularities" were found in the investigation of Cordelia drug case.
28 Mar 2022
Narcotics Control BureauMumbai Drug Bust: NCB SIT chargesheet faces delay
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has sought for 90 more days from the Mumbai Sessions Court to file their chargesheet in the Aryan Khan drug bust case.
16 Apr 2021
West Bengal ElectionsCID to probe Cooch Behar CISF firing that killed four
West Bengal CID, on Friday, took over the case of the killing of four people in firing by the CISF during polling in Cooch Behar on April 10, a senior government official said.
15 Mar 2021
KarnatakaKarnataka sex CD scandal: SIT serves notice to involved woman
The Karnataka Government-constituted Special Investigation Team (SIT), which is investigating the sex CD scandal involving the state's former Water Resources Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi, intensified search for a woman who purportedly features in the video and two suspects, too.
24 Nov 2020
Uttar PradeshNo foreign funding in "love jihad" cases: SIT
Amid a huge furor over "love jihad," a Special Investigation Team (SIT) in Uttar Pradesh probing the matter has found no conspiracy or foreign funding in 14 cases that it examined.
11 Oct 2020
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)CBI takes over Hathras probe; agency to also investigate 'conspiracy'
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken over the investigation into the alleged gang-rape and murder of a 19-year-old Dalit woman in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh.
07 Oct 2020
Supreme Court Of IndiaHathras case: CM Adityanath gives SIT ten more days
On orders of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the rape and inhumane assault of a 19-year-old Dalit woman in Hathras, got ten more days to submit its findings. The team was scheduled to furnish its report today.
26 Sep 2020
Uttar PradeshBusinessman's murder in UP: Accused IPS officer evading police's calls
IPS officer Manilal Patidar, the main accused in the murder case of a businessman in Uttar Pradesh's Mahoba district, is not taking the calls of the Special Investigation Team (SIT), that is probing the matter.
18 Apr 2020
Delhi PoliceJamia violence: Sharjeel Imam charged with sedition for 'abetting riots'
Jawaharlal Nehru University PhD student Sharjeel Imam has been slapped with sedition charges in the Jamia Millia Islamia December violence case.
19 Feb 2020
Delhi PoliceJamia suffered damages over Rs. 2cr due to police action
The violence that broke inside the Jamia Millia Islamia University of New Delhi in December cost the varsity over Rs. 2 crore, a report in Indian Express said on Wednesday.
03 Feb 2020
Narendra ModiBJP leader Chinmayanand, accused of raping law student, granted bail
Former Union Minister and an ex-BJP member, Chinmayanand, who is accused of repeatedly raping a law student was on Monday granted bail by the Allahabad High Court.
06 Nov 2019
Atal Bihari VajpayeeChinmayanand case: Evidences prove charges against both politician, law student
The Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing rape charges against former Union Minister Chinmayanand, on Wednesday filed a chargesheet in the case.
29 Sep 2019
Madhya PradeshAmid Madhya Pradesh honey-trap, why two IPS officers are feuding
Days after the high profile honey-trapping case in Madhya Pradesh hit headlines, the controversy has locked Director General of Police VK Singh and Special Director General (Special Task Force and Cyber Cell) Purushottam Sharma in a face-off.
26 Sep 2019
Madhya PradeshBureaucrats, politicians, Bollywood actors involved in Madhya Pradesh sex scandal
Over 4,000 media files of sex chats, explicit videos/audios involving top bureaucrats and politicians of Madhya Pradesh have been unearthed by probing agencies.
26 Sep 2019
Uttar PradeshChinmayanand case: 'Arrested' law student's father says she's being pressurized
In an unfortunate turn of events, the Special Investigation Team (SIT), formed to probe rape allegations against former Union Minister and BJP leader Chinmayanand, arrested the woman who spoke against him on Wednesday.
25 Sep 2019
Supreme Court Of IndiaRape-accused Chinmayanand isn't a BJP member anymore, claims spokesperson
Weeks after the scandal related to Chinmayanand broke, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has distanced itself from him.
25 Sep 2019
Uttar PradeshLaw student, who accused BJP leader Chinmayanand of rape, arrested
Weeks ago, a 23-year-old law student alleged BJP leader Chinmayanand, who wields immense power in Uttar Pradesh, raped her.
24 Sep 2019
Supreme Court Of IndiaCourt gives breather to student, who accused Chinmayanand of rape
The 23-year-old law student, who accused former Union Minister and BJP leader Chinmayanand of rape, got a reprieve on Tuesday after a court agreed to hear her plea seeking protection from arrest in connection to extortion case filed against her.
21 Sep 2019
Uttar PradeshThere's no justice: Chinmayanand's accuser upset with probe, watered-down charges
A 23-year-old law student mustered enough courage to speak against powerful BJP leader Chinmayanand, who allegedly sexually harassed her for months.
10 Sep 2019
Delhi PoliceChinmayanand Case: SIT searches student's hostel room for five hours
In the Swami Chinmayanand case, the Special Investigation Team (SIT), formed to probe the rape allegations, made some progress on Tuesday.
26 Aug 2019
BulandshahrBulandshahr-violence accused get hero's welcome, UP-government says 'no big deal'
For the Uttar Pradesh government, the hero's welcome bestowed on men, accused of inciting violence in Bulandshahr which led to the death of a cop, is no "big deal".
17 Aug 2019
RajasthanPehlu Khan lynching: Rajasthan-government forms SIT to probe investigation's lapses
Two days after six men, accused of lynching Pehlu Khan, were acquitted, the state Congress government, led by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, formed a three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe lapses in the police investigation.
08 Jun 2019
MumbaiSonam Kapoor and filmmaker Ashoke Pandit argue over Aligarh murder-case
When a two-and-a-half-year-old girl was brutally murdered in Aligarh over a petty sum of Rs. 10,000, the entire country wept.
04 May 2019
ShimlaShimla rape case: Victim takes U-turn, withdraws charges before magistrate
A 19-year-old girl, who had filed a complaint that she was allegedly abducted and raped in Shimla, has recently withdrawn her statement in front of a judicial magistrate, an official who wished to remain anonymous, said.