Srinagar, May 5 (IANS) The J&K Police’s Crime Branch said on Tuesday that it has arrested a government employee involved in a fraud case of forgery and illegal appointments.Officials of the Crime Branch Jammu said that the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch Jammu and Kashmir has arrested a Health Department employee in connection with a long-pending fraud case involving alleged forgery and illegal appointment.The arrest was made in FIR No. 19/2017, registered under Sections…
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Raipur, May 3 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has intensified its probe into the alleged Chhattisgarh liquor scam, conducting simultaneous search operations across multiple locations in the state and seizing cash and valuables worth approximately Rs 5.39 crore, officials said.According to an official statement, the Raipur Zonal Office of the ED carried out searches on April 30 under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, covering 13 premises across Raip…
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) A Delhi court on Thursday granted regular bail to Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) co-founder Vinesh Kumar Chandel in a money laundering case linked to the alleged coal pilferage probe.Additional Sessions Judge Amit Bansal of the Patiala House Courts passed the order in favour of Chandel, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).While allowing the bail plea, the court recorded th…
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) Vishwa Hindu Parishad President and Senior Advocate Alok Kumar has raised serious concerns regarding recent observations made by Justice Atul Sreedharan of the Allahabad High Court, calling for judicial restraint to maintain institutional balance. The controversy stems from a case involving the Teachers Association Madaris Arabia and the National Human Rights Commission, where the commission had directed an inquiry into alleged financial mismanagement and infrastructure d…
Srinagar, April 29 (IANS) J&K Crime Branch said on Wednesday that it has registered an FIR in a fake overseas job scam after a man was duped and trafficked to Cambodia on the promise of overseas employment.A press statement by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch Kashmir said that in a shocking case of fraud and human trafficking, it has registered a case after a man was allegedly duped by a fake job consultancy and trafficked to Cambodia under the pretext of overseas employm…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) A Delhi court on Tuesday dismissed the interim bail plea of Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) co-founder Vinesh Kumar Chandel, who is in judicial custody in a money laundering probe linked to an alleged coal pilferage case. Additional Sessions Judge Shefali Barnala Tandon of the Patiala House Courts rejected Chandel’s application seeking temporary release on medical grounds relating to the condition of his 74-year-old mother, who is stated to be suffering fro…
Raipur, April 28 (IANS) Enforcement Directorate’s Raipur Zonal Office has intensified its crackdown on corruption linked to the Raipur–Visakhapatnam Highway Project under the Bharatmala Scheme. In a press release dated April 28, the agency confirmed that search operations were carried out under Section 17 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, at eight premises across Abhanpur, Raipur, Dhamtari and Kurud in Chhattisgarh.The searches led to the seizure of Indian currency worth Rs 66…
Srinagar, April 25 (IANS) The Kashmir wing of the Jammu and Kashmir crime branch said on Saturday that its Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has filed the charge sheet against an accused in the fake service book, forged order scam in the Power Development Department (PDD).A crime branch Kashmir statement said the Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Srinagar, of the Crime Branch J&K has filed a charge sheet in FIR No. 46/2023 before the Anti-Corruption Court, Baramulla, against Nasir Ahmad Mir of Kunan …
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) A Delhi court has issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a bail plea filed by Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) co-founder Vinesh Kumar Chandel in connection with a money laundering probe linked to the alleged coal pilferage case. Additional Sessions Judge Dhirendra Rana of the Patiala House Courts sought the ED’s response on Chandel’s plea and posted the matter for hearing on April 29.Chandel is currently in ED custody pursuant to an order pa…
Bhubaneswar, April 22 (IANS) The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Odisha Police has arrested a bank employee, who is currently placed under suspension, on charges of misappropriating public funds to the tune of Rs 5.21 crore, a senior police official said on Wednesday. The accused identified as Prashanta Kumar Mallick was working as Senior Associate-cum-Cash In-charge and also performing the duties as a gold appraiser at State Bank of India’s (SBI) Balichandrapur branch in Jagatsinghpur distr…