News for 'Crime Investigation Department'

Mayawati suspends BSP MLA over gangrape charges

Mayawati suspends BSP MLA over gangrape charges

Rediff.com2 Jan 2011

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on Sunday ordered suspension of her party MLA Purshottam Narain Dwivedi for his alleged involvement in the gang rape of a minor girl in a village of Banda district, abut 180 kilometers from Lucknow.

'Free Palestine': 2 Israeli embassy staffers shot dead in US

'Free Palestine': 2 Israeli embassy staffers shot dead in US

Rediff.com22 May 2025

'Horrific act of terror that the people of Israel are waking up to this morning. AG Pam Bondi called to let me know and was at the scene. 2 dead in shooting targeting Israeli embassy staffers outside Jewish Museum in Washington DC'

Blast outside top police officer's home in Karachi

Blast outside top police officer's home in Karachi

Rediff.com19 Sep 2011

The bomber targeted the residence of Special Superintendent of Police Chaudhry Aslam of the Crime Investigation Department in the posh Defence area at 7.30 am.

Assam: Action plan to check crime against women on cards

Assam: Action plan to check crime against women on cards

Rediff.com21 Sep 2013

In view of rising incidence of crime against women, Assam chief minister Tarun Kumar Gogoi has set one-month deadline for the State's Home and Political Department to prepare a detail action plan to prevent and control such incidents.

Hindu temple vandalised in US; India seeks stringent action

Hindu temple vandalised in US; India seeks stringent action

Rediff.com9 Mar 2025

The BAPS Hindu temple in Chino Hills, California, was desecrated, marking another incident targeting Hindu temples in the United States. The Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) condemned the act and called for unity against hate, while the Coalition of Hindus of North America (CoHNA) demanded a thorough investigation and highlighted a pattern of such incidents in recent years.

MP: Slain professor's son to campaign for Congress

MP: Slain professor's son to campaign for Congress

Rediff.com27 Oct 2006

Himanshu, the son of professor Harbhajan Singh Sabharwal who was allegedly murdered on August 26 during students' union poll-linked violence at the local Madhav College, has launched an offensive against Madhya Pradesh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party

Soros connection? US lawmaker challenges Adani probe

Soros connection? US lawmaker challenges Adani probe

Rediff.com8 Jan 2025

Challenging the decision of the Biden Administration to investigate the activities of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and his companies, an influential Republican lawmaker on Tuesday said such selective actions risk damaging critical alliance partners.

Ghatkopar blast case: Cop arrested

Ghatkopar blast case: Cop arrested

Rediff.com3 Mar 2004

Waze was arrested from his Thane residence. The CID will produce him before a court in Ahmadnagar soon.

Trump names Indian-American close aide Kash Patel as FBI chief

Trump names Indian-American close aide Kash Patel as FBI chief

Rediff.com1 Dec 2024

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Kash Patel, a close confidante, as the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). This appointment would make Patel the highest-ranking Indian American in Trump's incoming administration. Patel has previously served in various roles in the Trump administration, including Chief of Staff at the Department of Defense, Deputy Director of National Intelligence, and Senior Director for Counterterrorism at the National Security Council. Trump praised Patel's work in uncovering the "Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax" and his commitment to "bringing back Fidelity, Bravery, and Integrity to the FBI." Patel, who has extensive experience in law enforcement and national security, is known for his work on the Russia investigation and his criticism of the "deep state."

Hate crime charges filed against attackers of Sikh man

Hate crime charges filed against attackers of Sikh man

Rediff.com15 Oct 2016

Khalsa was driving home on the night of September 25 when a group of men in car threw a beer can at his vehicle.

How many employees does Satyam really have?

How many employees does Satyam really have?

Rediff.com2 Feb 2009

How many employees does Satyam Computer Services really have? Doubts over the company's claim of 53,000 employees have arisen ever since founder B Ramalinga Raju's January 7 confession to fraud.

Auditors in league with Rajus: Andhra police

Auditors in league with Rajus: Andhra police

Rediff.com27 Jan 2009

Satyam Computer Services founder B Ramalinga Raju, ex-CEO B Rama Raju and ex-CFO Vadlamani Srinivas in window-dressing the company's accounts, according to the remand case diary filed by the Economic Offences Wing of the Andhra Pradesh Crime Investigation Department.

AP police seize hard disks, CDs from Sakshi TV

AP police seize hard disks, CDs from Sakshi TV

Rediff.com9 Jan 2010

The Andhra Pradesh Crime Investigation Department (CID) sleuths seized computer hard disks and CDs from Sakshi TV office in Hyderabad on Saturday in connection with the news story on former chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy's death.

Last rites of Gujarati family who died near US border to be held in Canada

Last rites of Gujarati family who died near US border to be held in Canada

Rediff.com28 Jan 2022

The bodies of four members of a family from Gujarat's Gandhinagar district who died of the extreme cold near the Canada-US border would not be brought back to India, their relatives said on Friday.

'Nothing unethical in arresting Chhatradhar'

'Nothing unethical in arresting Chhatradhar'

Rediff.com29 Sep 2009

There was nothing unethical about the arrest of tribal leader Chhatradhar Mahato by the police disguised as journalists, a top West Bengal official said on Tuesday.

How Pune duo hatched the plan to kill Baba Siddique

How Pune duo hatched the plan to kill Baba Siddique

Rediff.com14 Oct 2024

The conspiracy to kill Nationalist Congress Party leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique was hatched in Pune and shooters were provided with a photo and a flex banner for the target identification, police said on Monday.

YSR chopper crash: CID probes unanswered questions

YSR chopper crash: CID probes unanswered questions

Rediff.com5 Sep 2009

The Crime Investigation Department of the Andhra Pradesh police has launched its own probe into the death of Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy and four others, who were killed when the Bell-430 helicopter they were travelling in crashed at Nallamalla forest in Kurnool district on Thursday.The CID will try to find out the answers to a host of questions ranging from why an old helicopter with a history of snags was chosen for the chief minister when a new one was available.

Pregnant woman thrown out of moving train in TN for resisting rape; 1 held

Pregnant woman thrown out of moving train in TN for resisting rape; 1 held

Rediff.com7 Feb 2025

The 36-year-old victim sustained fractures on her hand and leg.

Is Govinda in the wrong?

Is Govinda in the wrong?

Rediff.com20 Oct 2005

Do you think Govinda is being framed? Or do you think the actor-MP is wrong?

US SEC team meets Satyam board

US SEC team meets Satyam board

Rediff.com5 Feb 2009

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) team met the six-member government appointed board of the Satyam Computer Services here on Thursday.

6 Tata officials granted bail

6 Tata officials granted bail

Rediff.com5 Jun 2003

The ninth Metropolitan Magistrate in Hyderabad on Thursday granted bail to six officials of Tata Indicom.

RG Kar rape-murder case: Can of worms opened, but CBI still clueless

RG Kar rape-murder case: Can of worms opened, but CBI still clueless

Rediff.com9 Sep 2024

The investigators are unable to join several dots due to lack of evidence from the crime scene.

Sonia, Rahul conspired to usurp Rs 2,000-cr AJL assets: ED

Sonia, Rahul conspired to usurp Rs 2,000-cr AJL assets: ED

Rediff.com16 Apr 2025

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a chargesheet in the National Herald case, accusing Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi of a "criminal conspiracy" to "usurp" properties worth Rs 2,000 crore of its public company AJL by transferring 99 per cent shares for just Rs 50 lakh to their private company Young Indian. The ED has named Sonia Gandhi as accused no 1 and Rahul Gandhi as accused no 2 in the chargesheet, which was filed under various sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

Exhumed bodies are of party loyalists: CPI-M

Exhumed bodies are of party loyalists: CPI-M

Rediff.com7 Dec 2007

While villagers claim that the exhumed bodies belong to registered missing persons, CPI-M members claimed that the bodies were of party loyalists who were killed in an attack by Trinamool Congress activists.

Bihar's CID chargesheeted men in lynching case

Bihar's CID chargesheeted men in lynching case

Rediff.com15 Nov 2007

Sources in police headquarters in Patna told rediff.com on Thursday that the CID has filed the charge sheet in the Chief Judicial Magistrate of Hajipur court in Vaishali district.

Kolkata rape: CBI to conduct polygraph test on ex-principal

Kolkata rape: CBI to conduct polygraph test on ex-principal

Rediff.com22 Aug 2024

A special court in Kolkata on Thursday allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct a polygraph test on former RG Kar Medical College principal Sandip Ghosh and four other doctors in connection with the alleged rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee at the hospital, officials said.

Disclosing CBI report on RG Kar might 'jeopardise' probe: SC

Disclosing CBI report on RG Kar might 'jeopardise' probe: SC

Rediff.com17 Sep 2024

Refusing to stop streaming live proceedings in the suo motu case related to the incident, the apex court said it was a matter of public interest and the public must know what is transpiring in the courtroom.

5 cops behind Badlapur sexual assault accused's death: Report

5 cops behind Badlapur sexual assault accused's death: Report

Rediff.com20 Jan 2025

A magistrate's inquiry has found five policemen responsible for the custodial death of Akshay Shinde, who was accused in the Badlapur school sexual assault case. The Bombay High Court ordered an FIR to be registered against the five policemen, following the magistrate's report. Shinde was arrested in August 2024 for allegedly assaulting two minor girls and was killed in an alleged police shootout in September while being taken from prison for questioning. The police claimed he snatched a gun and opened fire, but the magistrate found the five officers responsible for his death. The court has asked the public prosecutor to inform the bench in two weeks on which probe agency will investigate the case.

Andhra cops give details of case against Chandrababu

Andhra cops give details of case against Chandrababu

Rediff.com9 Sep 2023

This case revolves around the establishment of clusters of Centers of Excellence (CoEs) in the state of Andhra Pradesh, with a total estimated project value of Rs 3,300 crores.

Gutka baron Joshi surrenders passport

Gutka baron Joshi surrenders passport

Rediff.com24 Feb 2005

The Central Bureau of Investigation would begin recording Joshi's statement from February 28.

Bengal CID books CBI officers for murder in custodial death case

Bengal CID books CBI officers for murder in custodial death case

Rediff.com14 Dec 2022

The seven have been booked on the charge of murder and other sections of the Indian Penal Code, a CID official said.

Fadnavis' First Challenge: Santosh Deshmukh Murder Case

Fadnavis' First Challenge: Santosh Deshmukh Murder Case

Rediff.com3 Jan 2025

'The CM's credibility is on the line.'

Healthcare services hit in WB as doctors' stir enters 10th day

Healthcare services hit in WB as doctors' stir enters 10th day

Rediff.com18 Aug 2024

As the outpatient departments (OPDs) at government hospitals are closed on Sundays, the rush was less even as senior doctors were attending the emergency department to provide treatment to the visiting patients.

CID to probe sex assault case against Prajwal Revanna's brother

CID to probe sex assault case against Prajwal Revanna's brother

Rediff.com23 Jun 2024

A 27 year-old man had complained to the police that Suraj Revanna, the eldest son of Holenarasipura MLA H D Revanna, sexually abused him at his farmhouse in Ghannikada on June 16.

Kolkata rape: IMA shuts medical services across India for 24 hrs

Kolkata rape: IMA shuts medical services across India for 24 hrs

Rediff.com16 Aug 2024

The Indian Medical Association has announced a 24-hour nationwide withdrawal of non-emergency services from 6 am on August 17 to protest against the alleged rape and murder of a trainee woman doctor at the state-run R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata and the subsequent vandalism at the facility.

'Hindus go back': Another BAPS temple vandalised in US

'Hindus go back': Another BAPS temple vandalised in US

Rediff.com26 Sep 2024

This was the second incident of desecration at a BAPS temple in less than a month in the US amidst the growing trend of temple vandalism as part of a systematic hate crime against the Hindu community in the country.

Malaysia detains 24 Indians

Malaysia detains 24 Indians

Rediff.com7 Jul 2003

The group, which includes seventeen women, were held during a nationwide crackdown on prostitution and gambling.

Jailed Gujarat scribe booked in fifth case for extorting realty agent

Jailed Gujarat scribe booked in fifth case for extorting realty agent

Rediff.com24 Jan 2025

Jailed journalist Mahesh Langa, already facing multiple charges, has been booked in a fresh case for allegedly extorting Rs 40 lakh from a real estate agent by threatening to malign his image and implicate him in a false case. This is the fifth FIR registered against him since his arrest in October 2023 for an alleged Goods and Services Tax (GST) scam. The latest case was registered based on a complaint by Janak Thakor, a real estate agent, who alleged that Langa threatened to write negative articles about him and trap him in a false case unless he paid the money. Langa has been in jail since his arrest in October and is facing charges in four previous cases registered by Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, and Rajkot police.

Punjab LoP Bajwa booked over '50 bombs' claims

Punjab LoP Bajwa booked over '50 bombs' claims

Rediff.com13 Apr 2025

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday demanded that Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa reveal the source of his claim that 50 bombs had reached the state, questioning if he had direct links with Pakistan. Bajwa, who had made the statement in a TV interview, said he cooperated with police but refused to divulge his sources. The police visited Bajwa's residence and questioned him about his statement. Mann also sought a clarification from the Congress party, saying the government will take strict action if Bajwa's statement was meant only to "create panic."