Latest Criminal Investigation Department News & Updates

Kolkata, June 29 (IANS) A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Monday, for the second time rejected the plea of Trinamool Congress general secretary and Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, for a fast-track hearing on his petition seeking the court’s permission to travel abroad for ophthalmic treatment.To recall, on June 23, Abhishek, the nephew of former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, moved a petition at the Calcutta High Court’s single-judge bench of Justice Sauga…

Kolkata, June 28 (IANS) A businessman from North 24 Parganas in West Bengal was allegedly kidnapped and robbed in a moving car by unidentified men posing as Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officers in central Kolkata, police said on Sunday.The incident took place recently near Red Road in central Kolkata on Friday. The police have launched an investigation into the matter after receiving a complaint from the businessman.According to the complaint, the businessman hailing from Baduria in …

Kolkata, June 25 (IANS) At a time when the Trinamool Congress is plagued with internal conflicts, party supremo Mamata Banerjee has called for a gathering in Kolkata on July 21 to hold its annual Martyrs’ Day rally. On the call of North Kolkata Trinamool District President Kunal Ghosh, a pro-Mamata Trinamool meeting was held at Rammohan Library on Thursday. There, Mamata spoke to party workers present via Kunal’s phone for 12 minutes and called for a gathering on July 21.Mamata Banerjee said she…

Kolkata, June 25 (IANS) Armed with an order passed by a district court in North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, earlier this week, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has served a notice on the Trinamool Congress general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, to collect his voice samples in relation to the case in which he has been accused of inciting violence and threatening Union Home Minister Amit Shah before the recently concluded Assembly polls.An official from t…

Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Wednesday, turned down a plea by the Trinamool Congress general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, for a fast-track hearing on his petition seeking the court’s permission to travel abroad for ophthalmic treatment.On Tuesday, Banerjee, the nephew of former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, moved a petition at the Calcutta High Court’s single-judge bench of Justice Saugata Bhatta…

Kolkata, June 23 (IANS) A district court in North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, on Tuesday granted permission to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to collect voice samples of Trinamool Congress general secretary and Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee in connection with a case where he has been accused of inciting violence and threatening Union Home Minister Amit Shah before the recently concluded Assembly polls. Based on video footage of Banerjee’s alleged statements at a pre-election ra…

Guwahati, June 22 (IANS) Assam’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Monday will submit video footage related to celebrated Assamese singer Zubeen Garg’s death in Singapore, marking a significant development in the ongoing trial before a Fast Track Court here.A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the CID appeared before the court carrying several electronic devices and digital evidence as proceedings resumed in one of the state’s most closely watched criminal cases.Sources associated …

Kolkata, June 21 (IANS) A fresh FIR has been registered against Sumit Roy, the absconding executive assistant of Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee.In the fresh FIR registered at Debra Police Station in West Midnapore district, Roy has been accused of duping people of several lakhs of rupees by promising them jobs in the state government during the previous Mamata Banerjee-led regime.Earlier, a district court in West Midnapore district had …

Bengaluru, June 19 (IANS) In a shocking development, an inspector posted in the Karnataka Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has been accused of masterminding a robbery in Bengaluru, prompting a manhunt for him, officials said on Friday.The incident was reported from the jurisdiction of the Madivala police station, where a group of accused persons allegedly robbed Rs 20 lakh from businessmen from Kerala by impersonating police officials.The accused police inspector has been identif…

Kolkata, June 19 (IANS) Ten more persons have been arrested in connection with an incident in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district where a group of Trinamool Congress supporters, led by Regina Bibi, wife of arrested party leader Jahangir Khan, allegedly tried to storm the Falta Police Station on June 16 in an attempt to free him from police custody.With the latest arrests, the total number of people held in the case has increased to 25, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari told mediapersons on Fr…