Mamata Vs CBI

Earlier in August, the Supreme Court had questioned the 'quality of prosecution and evidence' garnered in cases related to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, by the Directorate of Enforcement

The CBI has arrested three accused, including a superintendent from the Central Goods and Service Tax posted in an anti-evasion wing in Mumbai, in connection with a Rs 60 lakh bribery case, officials said on Sunday. Superintendent Sachin Gokulka, Chartered Accountant Raj Aggarwal and one Abhishek Mehta were arrested when they were allegedly receiving part payment of Rs 20 lakh as bribe, they said. The CBI had registered the case on a complaint against six officers of the Central Goods and Service Tax (CGST), Mumbai comprising Additional Commissioner Deepak Kumar Sharma, Joint Commissioner Rahul Kumar, four superintendents - Gokulka, Bijender Janawa, Nikhil Agrawal, Nitin Kumar Gupta, Aggarwal and Mehta. The case was registered on a complaint of a businessman, who alleged that he was confined for the whole night in the Santacruz office of the CGST on September four when he visited the office. He had alleged that he was released on on September 5 after 18 hours of confinement. "It wa

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said that the state government will call for an Assembly session and introduce a Bill demanding death penalty for rapists

CBI sleuths on Sunday launched search operations on the premises of former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital Sandip Ghosh, ex-MSVP Sanjay Vashisth and 13 others in and around Kolkata in connection with their probe into alleged financial irregularities at the institute, officials said. The anti-corruption unit of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is also searching the residences and offices of those engaged in supplying materials for management and care of patients. At least seven officers of the central probe agency have been questioning Ghosh at his Beliaghata residence since 8 am, while others are grilling Vashisth, the former medical superintendent and vice principal of the hospital, and another professor of the forensic department of the medical establishment, among others, they said. Accompanied by a huge team of central forces, the CBI team, which reached Ghosh's residence around 6 am, was made to wait for nearly one-and-half hours before he opened the .

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by the West Bengal government challenging the Calcutta High Court's order which directed a CBI investigation into the allegations of crimes against women and land grabbing in Sandeshkhali. "Why should the state be interested in protecting someone?" a bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan observed, adding that on the last date of hearing, the counsel appearing for the state said the matter be adjourned after the apex court asked this specific query. "Thank you. Dismissed," the bench said. The top court was hearing the state government's plea challenging the Calcutta High Court's April 10 order. While hearing the plea on April 29, the apex court asked the West Bengal government as to why the state should come in as a petitioner for "protecting the interest" of some private individuals. In its plea before the apex court, the state government said the high court's order demoralised the entire state machinery, including the .

A 10-member team of the CBI on Saturday visited Sandeshkhali in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district to probe alleged crimes against women and land-grabbing, an official said. One part of the team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) visited houses of the victims in Sundarikhali area of Sandeshkhali and spoke to them individually, documenting their allegations, he said. Another part of the team visited Sandeshkhali Police Station and spoke with local policemen regarding the investigation. "We are in Sandeshkhali to speak to villagers in connection with crimes against women and land-grabbing. We are noting down their allegations," the official told PTI. The Calcutta High Court last week ordered a CBI investigation into allegations of crimes against women and land-grabbing in Sandeshkhali, which had witnessed protests over the issues. The court directed the CBI to investigate the allegations and submit a comprehensive report to it. Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday dared the BJP to have her arrested, even as she dubbed the allegations of a rise in assets of her and her relatives exponentially in the last few years as "baseless". Claiming that central agencies and "ill-gotten money of the BJP" are being used to dislodge elected state governments run by parties opposed to the saffron camp, the Trinamool Congress supremo vowed to defeat the BJP in the next Lok Sabha polls. She slammed the opposition for allegedly unleashing a malicious campaign against her and her party leaders following the arrest of two senior leaders by the ED and CBI in different cases, Banerjee said had she not been in politics, she would have asked her people to tear off the tongues of those liars. Addressing a rally of her party's student wing, Banerjee said a malicious campaign has been unleashed against senior TMC leaders such as Abhishek Banerjee, Firhad Hakim and herself. "Someone told me they have filed a case ...

Paying homage to Rabindranath Tagore on his 161st birth anniversary, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday lamented that the bard's Nobel Prize, which was stolen 18 years ago, is yet to be found.

Kumar, a 1989-batch IPS officer, had been embroiled in a controversy for being at loggerheads with the CBI over its investigations into the Saradha Chit fund and Rose Valley scams

A team of 12 senior CBI officers examined Kumar for his alleged role in tampering of evidences in the Rs 2,000 crore Saradha chit fund scam

The Supreme Court had directed Kumar to appear before the CBI and "faithfully" cooperate in the investigation of cases arising out of the Saradha chit fund scam

BJP seeks police permission for sit-in at Mamata's dharna spot

Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar is being interrogated at the highly secured CBI office at Oakland area in Shillong

Many political opponents have defected to the TMC. Banerjee also seems to have forged an awkward peace in the hills

The home ministry is also believed to have asked the West Bengal government to take action against them for alleged violation of All India Service Rules

During the three-day dharna that rocked the nation, Rajeev Kumar bagged many accolades from CM Mamata Banerjee

SC directed Kolkata Police Commissioner to appear before the CBI and "faithfully" cooperate into the investigation of cases

Our states are not to the Union of India what a district of the state is to the state.

SC intervenes in an unnecessary stand-off in Kolkata

SC orders Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar to make himself available before the CBI and faithfully cooperate with the investigations into the ponzi scams at all times