Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday said it has filed its first charge sheet against 16 persons in one of the Reliance ADA Group cases.The CBI registered the case on the basis of a complaint received from the “State Bank of India against Reliance Communications Limited and Anil Ambani for allegedly causing a loss of Rs. 2,929.05 crore to the bank”.The charge sheet, filed before the Special Judge for CBI Cases, Mumbai, include persons from Reliance Communicat…
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New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached properties worth Rs 634.12 crore linked to the Unitech Golf & Country Club (UGCC) project in Noida under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), an official statement said on Friday.The attachment order was issued on Wednesday, May 27, by the ED’s Headquarters Investigation Unit (HIU), and it pertains to the UGCC project spread across Sectors 96, 97 and 98 in Noida.According to ED,…
Jaipur, May 29 (IANS) Acting under the Rajasthan government’s zero-tolerance policy towards corruption, Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma has ordered the suspension of 103 officers, including one IAS officer. In addition, six officials have been dismissed from service, while the pensions of 11 retired officers have been permanently withheld due to proven misconduct and corruption-related charges.Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma has launched a strong and decisive crackdown against corru…
Ranchi, May 29 (IANS) A special CBI court in Ranchi on Friday convicted former BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.) technical officer Ram Vinod Singh in a disproportionate assets case and sentenced him to three years’ rigorous imprisonment. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 25 lakh on the officer.Special Judge Yogesh Kumar, while delivering the verdict, stated that failure to deposit the fine within the stipulated period would result in an additional one year of simple imprisonment in jail.The c…
Patna, May 27 (IANS) The Bihar government has intensified its anti-corruption campaign, with the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) conducting major raids against a government official accused of amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.On Wednesday, the EOU carried out simultaneous raids at six locations linked to Chandramohan Paswan, the Block Development Officer (BDO) of Kewati block in Darbhanga.According to preliminary investigations, the officer allegedly accumulated asset…
Jaipur, May 26 (IANS) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Rajasthan on Tuesday arrested a patwari in Rajsamand district for allegedly accepting a bribe in connection with a land mutation case.The accused, identified as Rahul Kumar Sharma, according to an official statement, was posted at Sema Patwar Circle and also held an additional charge of Bada Bhanuja in Khamnor tehsil. He was caught red-handed during a trap laid by the ACB’s Intelligence Unit in Udaipur, following a complaint filed earli…
Jaipur, May 25 (IANS) The Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday arrested a police sub-inspector posted at Nai Mandi Gharsana Police Station in Sri Ganganagar district while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 during a trap operation.According to an official statement issued by the Office of the Director General, ACB Rajasthan, the accused has been identified as Rameshwar Lal, serving as a Sub-Inspector at Nai Mandi Gharsana Police Station.Director General of Police (ACB) Govind G…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) A Delhi court on Friday deferred till June 9 the pronouncement of its decision on framing of charges against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, his family members and others accused in the alleged money laundering case linked to the IRCTC hotel scam being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The Rouse Avenue Court, which was expected to deliver the order on Thursday, deferred the pronouncement till June 9.The ED case relates to the alleged launder…
Panchkula, May 21 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday filed a charge sheet in a Special Court against 15 accused, including three public servants and six bank officials of IDFC First Bank and AU Small Finance Bank, in the case related to misappropriation of Rs 504 crore belonging to the Haryana government. “The charge sheet filed in the Special CBI Court in Panchkula invoked penal provisions of criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, cheating, forgery, destruction…
New Delhi/Dhanbad, May 20 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), on Wednesday, arrested a superintendent and an inspector of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) office in Giridih, Jharkhand, in a bribery case. The arrests were made following a trap laid by the CBI team after a formal complaint was received against the two officials.According to the complaint, the CGST superintendent and inspector had allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 90,000 from a complainant to resolve an Input …