Mumbai, Feb 28 (IANS) The special court’s acceptance of the closure report in the Rs 25,000 crore Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank (MSCB) scam case marks a significant turning point in Maharashtra’s political and legal landscape. The development assumes significance as it comes barely a month after the death of former Deputy Chief Minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar in a plane crash in Baramati on January 28.With the court effectively closing proceedings, Ajit Pawar’s name now stands clear…
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Mumbai, Feb 28 (IANS) The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Centre, claiming that the discharge of Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, and 23 others by the Rouse Avenue District Court in the alleged liquor policy case is a “slap in the face” of what it termed as political vendetta by the Union government.In a strongly worded editorial in its mouthpiece, Saamana, the Uddhav Thackeray-led party said the court had explicitly rebuked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, in his first presser after getting a clean chit in the ‘Liquorgate’ case, launched a frontal attack at the BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, accusing them of hatching a conspiracy to annihilate the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). He also demanded that the duo apologise to the people of Delhi for implicating him and AAP leaders in a false case, and dared the Centre to conduct fresh Assembly elections to …
Chennai, Feb 22 (IANS) Tamil Nadu BJP on Sunday intensified its attack on the ruling DMK government after the Madras High Court directed the State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Department (DVAC) to register an FIR against Municipal Administration and Water Supply Minister K. N. Nehru. Reacting to the court’s order, TN BJP spokesperson A.N.S. Prasad said the directive was a “serious setback” for the DMK government and demanded that Chief Minister M.K. Stalin immediately remove Nehru from th…
Chandigarh, Feb 20 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement’s (ED) Jalandhar Zonal Office has filed a prosecution complaint (charge sheet) against five accused in connection with a money laundering probe linked to the digital arrest fraud involving industrialist S.P. Oswal.According to an official statement issued on Friday, the charge sheet has been filed under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) before the Special PMLA Court in Jalandhar on February 19.The accused name…
Chandigarh, Feb 17 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement’s (ED) Jalandhar zonal office has issued a provisional attachment order in connection with a money laundering investigation related to the digital arrest of S.P. Oswal under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) of 2002, wherein the bank balance of Rs 1.76 crore has been attached. The ED initiated an investigation based on a first information report (FIR) registered by the Cyber Crime Police Station in Lu…
Kolkata, Feb 17 (IANS) A SIM box racket was busted with the arrest of one person in connection with over Rs 3 crore cyber fraud case in Kolkata, the police said on Tuesday. The arrest was made for duping a Kolkata couple of over Rs 3 crore by threatening them with digital arrest.The accused, identified as Mohammad Amjad (38), was arrested on Monday after the police conducted a raid in Amherst Street in central Kolkata.Police sources said the name of the accused was learnt after interrogating Abi…
Mumbai, Feb 12 (IANS) Amid the continuing political controversy over the fatal plane crash involving former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday questioned the credibility of the ongoing investigation and echoed NCP (SP) legislator Rohit Pawar’s allegations of “foul play” and “sabotage”.Addressing a press conference, Raut mounted a sharp attack on both central and state investigative agencies, alleging that they were functioning under p…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that the government has cancelled 12 lakh SIM cards for the cyber security, blocked IMEI of 3 lakh mobiles, and arrested 20,853 accused till December 2025. Delivering the keynote address at the National Conference on “Tackling Cyber-Enabled Frauds and Dismantling the Ecosystem”, organised by the CBI and Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), HM Shah said that multiple government agencies are working together in a c…
Hyderabad, Feb 9 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has seized cryptocurrency equivalent to $12,000 and Rs 13.5 lakh unaccounted cash during searches at six locations in Ahmedabad in connection with an investigation into large-scale illegal call centre operations involved in cheating foreign nationals, mainly citizens of the United States.The ED, Hyderabad Zonal Office, conducted search operations on February 4 under PMLA, 2002.The Central agency said in a press release on Monday that th…