New Delhi | The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to entertain a petition jointly filed by 14 political parties comprising Congress, Trinamool Congress, AAP, NCP, Shiv Sena, alleging misuse of investigative agencies in arresting opposition leaders, and sought guidelines on arrest. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India and comprising Justice J.B. Pardiwala observed that […]
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CBI arrests Russian national in JEE Mains Exams software hacking case
New Delhi | The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday arrested a Russian national for allegedly hacking the iLeon software — the platform on which the JEE (Mains) 2021 examination was conducted. Mikhail Shargin will be later presented at the Rouse Avenue Court. The CBI is likely to seek his two-week custody. “He was […]
CBI cracks down on child porn, raids 56 locations in 20 states
New Delhi | In a mega crackdown against the sales and distribution of online child pornography, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is condcuting raids at 56 locations across 20 states on Saturday. Highly placed sources told IANS that the CBI received inputs on the sales and distribution of such material on the Internet from Interpol’s […]
CBI deputy legal advisor commits suicide in Delhi
New Delhi | A deputy legal advisor with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) allegedly committed suicide at his south Delhi residence on Thursday, police said. The deceased was identified as Jitendra Kumar, 48. A senior police official said that they got a call at the Defence Colony police station at around 6.45 a.m. about […]
CBI seizes Manish Sisodia’s computer, cellphone
New Delhi | The day-long search operation by the CBI at the residence of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in connection with the excise policy row came to end at 10:36 pm on Friday. As per sources, the CBI officials have sezied the cellphone and computer of Sisodia, along with some documents, at the end […]
CBI arrests 4 in Rs 100 crore Rajya Sabha seat racket
New Delhi | The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday claimed to have arrested four people for allegedly running a racket by promising seats in Rajya Sabha and other government organisations for Rs 100 crore. The CBI also conducted raids at seven locations in Delhi, Karnataka and Maharashtra which led them to the recovery of […]
7 arrested in CBI crackdown on online child sexual abuse
New Delhi | The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested seven people in the on-going investigation of the cases related to alleged online child sexual abuse and exploitation. The CBI said the accused were arrested from various places including Delhi, Dhenkanal (Odisha), Noida (UP), Jhansi (UP) and Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh). All the seven accused have […]
Centre has no control over CBI, AG tells SC on Bengal govt suit
New Delhi | Attorney General K.K. Venugopal told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the CBI is a statutorily maintained body and the Centre cannot interfere with it regarding the manner in which the probe agency investigates a case. The AG, representing the Centre, argued before a bench headed by L. Nageswara Rao that the original […]
‘Serious issue’: Supreme Court on 8 states not granting consent for CBI probe
New Delhi | The Supreme Court on Monday expressed concern over state governments declining to grant consent to the CBI to conduct probe within their territory, and over 150 such requests pending with these governments. The CBI, in an affidavit, had told the Supreme Court that eight states — West Bengal, Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, […]
Illegal phone-tap case: Mumbai Police summons CBI chief Subodh Jaiswal for probe
Mumbai | In what is said to be an unprecedented development, the Mumbai Police has summoned the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director Subodh Jaiswal for the probe into the illegal phone-tap case, officials said here on Saturday. Vide an email, the CBI chief has been asked to come here on October 14 for recording his […]