News for 'Crime Investigation Department'

HC asks Sameer Wankhede to appear before Thane police on Wednesday

HC asks Sameer Wankhede to appear before Thane police on Wednesday

Rediff.com22 Feb 2022

A division bench of Justices S S Shinde and N R Borkar said Wankhede shall appear before the Thane police on February 23 (Wednesday) pursuant to the summons issued to him and extend his full cooperation with the investigation.

2 arrested in rape of nun from Bengal

2 arrested in rape of nun from Bengal

Rediff.com26 Mar 2015

After 11 days, the West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department arrested two men in the gang rape of a 71-year-old nun during an attack on a convent in West Bengal's Ranaghat, about 100 km from Kolkata.

CID to probe suicide of senior cop in Karnataka

CID to probe suicide of senior cop in Karnataka

Rediff.com8 Jul 2016

CM Siddaramaiah announced the CID probe and warned of action against the seniors accused of harassing Ganapathy.

HSBC, StanChart processed trillions of dollars in suspicious funds: Report

HSBC, StanChart processed trillions of dollars in suspicious funds: Report

Rediff.com21 Sep 2020

Some of the world's biggest banks including HSBC, JPMorgan Chase and Standard Chartered moved trillions of dollars identified as being potentially tied to money laundering or other crimes despite raising concerns about those transactions in filings with US regulators, reports South China Morning Post.

Charges against Ahmed Patel mischievous, manufactured: Cong on police claims

Charges against Ahmed Patel mischievous, manufactured: Cong on police claims

Rediff.com16 Jul 2022

The Congress' rebuttal came after the Gujarat police on Friday opposed activist Teesta Setalvad's bail application.

India abstains on Russian resolution against Ukraine at UNSC

India abstains on Russian resolution against Ukraine at UNSC

Rediff.com3 Nov 2022

India has abstained on yet another resolution involving Ukraine, this time a motion sponsored by Russia at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that sought to establish a commission to investigate claims by Moscow that the United States and Ukraine are carrying out 'military biological activities' in laboratories in Ukraine in violation of the biological weapons convention.

ND Tiwari's son died due to strangulation: Autopsy

ND Tiwari's son died due to strangulation: Autopsy

Rediff.com19 Apr 2019

Following the postmortem at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, police on Thursday registered a case of murder and transferred it to the Crime Branch for investigation, a senior officer said.

Inside the thriving world of India's private detectives

Inside the thriving world of India's private detectives

Rediff.com27 Jul 2018

There's a certain amount of drama to the profession. Sample these taglines: 'We can see the unseen'; 'I can plant my detective in your guest bedroom.' One agency has even ensured that all its phone numbers end in '007'.

'There could be a bigger plan to teach Ambani a lesson'

'There could be a bigger plan to teach Ambani a lesson'

Rediff.com24 Mar 2021

'...to give him a signal that you cannot ignore Maharashtra, you are too close to the Centre.' 'I can see some kind of rivalry also in this, but it is better that the NIA goes deep into it.'

ED seizes cash, gold worth Rs 10 cr from Channi's kin, Cong cries foul

ED seizes cash, gold worth Rs 10 cr from Channi's kin, Cong cries foul

Rediff.com19 Jan 2022

The ED on Wednesday said it has seized cash amounting to over Rs 10 crore, including about Rs 8 crore from a relative of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, during raids conducted in connection with an anti-money laundering investigation against illegal sand-mining operations in the poll-bound state.

21 year old arrested for stabbing Sikh man in US

21 year old arrested for stabbing Sikh man in US

Rediff.com1 Sep 2019

Anthony Kreiter-Rhoads of Tracy was arrested Saturday and charged with homicide in the death of Singh.

Main accused in bomb planting during Advani's yatra held

Main accused in bomb planting during Advani's yatra held

Rediff.com8 Jul 2013

One of the main accused, wanted in connection with planting of a pipe bomb allegedly targeting senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani in Tamil Nadu in 2011, was on Monday arrested at Batalagundu in this district, the police said.

After US ban Israel distances itself from Pegasus-maker NSO

After US ban Israel distances itself from Pegasus-maker NSO

Rediff.com8 Nov 2021

"NSO is a private company, it is not a governmental project and therefore even if it is designated, it has nothing to do with the policies of the Israeli government," Israel's Foreign Minister, Yair Lapid, said at a joint press conference with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman at the Prime Minister's Office on Saturday evening.

Fadnavis to be questioned in phone tapping case

Fadnavis to be questioned in phone tapping case

Rediff.com12 Mar 2022

Talking to reporters, Fadnavis said he has received the notice and he would visit the police station at 11 am on Sunday as being asked.

Planned after Mumbai terror attack, Modi likely to launch NATGRID soon

Planned after Mumbai terror attack, Modi likely to launch NATGRID soon

Rediff.com12 Sep 2021

"Had corona (COVID-19) not been there, the prime minister would have dedicated NATGRID to the country. I am hopeful that the prime minister will dedicate NATGRID to the country in some time," Union home minister Amit Shah said during the 51st Foundation Day event of the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) here on September 4.

US report calls out India over its 'several' human rights issues

US report calls out India over its 'several' human rights issues

Rediff.com31 Mar 2021

The State Department in its report listed more than a dozen significant human rights issues for India. Prominent among them are unlawful and arbitrary killings, including extrajudicial killings perpetrated by police; torture and cases of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment by some police and prison officials; arbitrary arrest and detention by government authorities; harsh and life-threatening prison conditions; political and prisoners or detainees in certain states.

2,000 people quizzed, but Prabha's killer untraced

2,000 people quizzed, but Prabha's killer untraced

Rediff.com21 Mar 2017

The Australian police believe it is a contract killing.

Is ED Bad Only When It Targets Gandhis?

Is ED Bad Only When It Targets Gandhis?

Rediff.com28 Jul 2022

If the fear of ED could drive the powerful people of today to be honest or at least be minimally corrupt, will it not be a great thing for our nation?, asks Sudhir Bisht.

SIT to probe fake vaccination in Kolkata, TMC denies link

SIT to probe fake vaccination in Kolkata, TMC denies link

Rediff.com26 Jun 2021

The raging controversy over the fake COVID-19 vaccination camps in parts of Kolkata snowballed into a political storm ensnaring into it several TMC leaders, prompting the opposition BJP to demand a CBI probe into a 'larger conspiracy' in the case.

Sikh man attacked in US, told to 'go back to your country'

Sikh man attacked in US, told to 'go back to your country'

Rediff.com6 Aug 2018

Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam Christianson said the assault is being investigated as a hate crime.

ED registers money laundering case in Kerala gold smuggling

ED registers money laundering case in Kerala gold smuggling

Rediff.com22 Jul 2020

The ED case has been booked under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and the agency will record the statement of the accused. The central agency will investigate if proceeds of crime were generated by the accused by laundering of funds that were earned through the alleged gold smuggling racket.

Uddhav had asked me to reinstate Waze: Fadnavis

Uddhav had asked me to reinstate Waze: Fadnavis

Rediff.com17 Mar 2021

"It was a well-thought-out plan. Waze was interrogating Hiran for three days and made him write false complaint of several agencies and police officers calling him including Waze himself. The letters were addressed to chief minister Uddhav Thackeray and Mumbai police commissioner, he said.

19 kids, aged 7-10 yrs, among 21 shot dead in Texas school shooting

19 kids, aged 7-10 yrs, among 21 shot dead in Texas school shooting

Rediff.com25 May 2022

In one of the worst school shootings in American history, an 18-year-old gunman has killed 21 people, including 19 children, and two adults at an elementary school in Texas state, with an emotional President Joe Biden urging lawmakers to 'turn this pain into action' to control the powerful gun lobby.

Kanjhawala accident: Police quizzes 7 men who partied with victim, friend

Kanjhawala accident: Police quizzes 7 men who partied with victim, friend

Rediff.com5 Jan 2023

A post-mortem report stated that Singh had sustained 40 injuries over her body due to the drag. Her "brain matter" is missing and she had multiple contusions, abrasions and lacerations, the doctors found.

Bilkis case: SC says govt reply bulky, lacks factual statements

Bilkis case: SC says govt reply bulky, lacks factual statements

Rediff.com18 Oct 2022

The Supreme Court on Tuesday remarked the Gujarat government's reply to pleas challenging the remission granted to 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang-rape case is very bulky wherein a series of judgments have been quoted but factual statements are missing.

3 lakh de-registered firms under I-T lens for money laundering

3 lakh de-registered firms under I-T lens for money laundering

Rediff.com29 Mar 2019

A senior official said CBDT has inputs that a number of these companies possibly indulged in tax crimes and once this is established, the department will initiate action against them for indulging in money laundering and tax evasion.

Indian intern jailed for providing tech aid to telemarketing scam

Indian intern jailed for providing tech aid to telemarketing scam

Rediff.com11 Jun 2019

The victims were duped of of their retirement savings ranging between $ 1,180 and $ 174,300, the Department of Justice said on Monday.

In massive rally, Dalits 'threaten' to show strength in 2017 polls

In massive rally, Dalits 'threaten' to show strength in 2017 polls

Rediff.com31 Jul 2016

Dalit leaders ask community members to give up disposing dead cattle to 'send a strong message' to the Gujarat government.

LA gurdwara vandalised; word terrorist scrawled on its wall

LA gurdwara vandalised; word terrorist scrawled on its wall

Rediff.com31 Jul 2013

A gurdwara in California has been vandalised and the word "terrorist" scrawled on its walls in an apparent hate crime, days ahead of the first anniversary of the Oak Creek gurdwara shooting in Wisconsin.

Hollywood actor charged with faking racist attack

Hollywood actor charged with faking racist attack

Rediff.com22 Feb 2019

The charges stem from a January 29 incident where Smollett had claimed that he was attacked by two men while leaving a restaurant in Chicago. The actor had alleged that the suspects shouted racial and homophobic slurs before they attacked him.

Volkswagen's fate hangs in balance, will it face criminal charges?

Volkswagen's fate hangs in balance, will it face criminal charges?

Rediff.com23 Sep 2015

Volkswagen AG will probably have to show there was some legitimate reason to install software that led to false vehicle emissions tests.

Biden picks Vanita Gupta as associate attorney general

Biden picks Vanita Gupta as associate attorney general

Rediff.com7 Jan 2021

US President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday nominated Indian-American Vanita Gupta to be the associate attorney general and roped in Judge Merrick Garland for the position of attorney general.

Biden calls Putin 'war criminal'; Russia decries US President's remarks

Biden calls Putin 'war criminal'; Russia decries US President's remarks

Rediff.com17 Mar 2022

In response to another question, he ruled out calling Putin. "No," he said.

When Rahul Saw Sheena For The Last Time

When Rahul Saw Sheena For The Last Time

Rediff.com22 Nov 2022

A yellow-sari daintily clad Indrani was beaming broadly and it seemed like for the first time, for her, Rahul had done something right. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports from the Sheena Bora Murder Trial.

Sikh shooting: FBI, DOJ open civil rights probe

Sikh shooting: FBI, DOJ open civil rights probe

Rediff.com7 Mar 2017

The Federal Bureau of Investigation along with the US Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into the shooting of Deep Rai by a partially-masked gunman, who shouted "go back to your own country".

Mundka fire: 29 still missing; death toll likely to rise

Mundka fire: 29 still missing; death toll likely to rise

Rediff.com14 May 2022

The fire department said the four-storey building, which did not have a fire safety certificate, had a single entry and exit point.

IAS officer's death: Govt orders CID probe

IAS officer's death: Govt orders CID probe

Rediff.com17 Mar 2015

As the 35-year-old IAS officer D K Ravi's death rocked the Assembly with public pressure also building up for a CBI probe, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the Crime Investigation Department would probe the case to unravel the "truth" -- whether it was a suicide or murder or due to "some other" reasons.

12 injured in grenade blast outside mall in Guwahati

12 injured in grenade blast outside mall in Guwahati

Rediff.com15 May 2019

Two men came on a motorcycle and threw a grenade in front of the shopping mall at arterial R G Baruah Road just opposite the zoo around 8 pm.

Why are TN police so keen to jail anti-nuke activist?

Why are TN police so keen to jail anti-nuke activist?

Rediff.com20 Jul 2017

'All this for only one reason -- that I oppose the government's nuclear power policy.' 'They will not break my resolve.' 'I will stand by my principle, which is to point out that nuclear energy is not safe.'

Pak police kill LeJ founding member, 3 others in 'encounter'

Pak police kill LeJ founding member, 3 others in 'encounter'

Rediff.com26 Nov 2015

A top commander of outlawed Lashkar-e-Jhangvi was on Thursday killed along with three other militants in an "encounter" with the police in Lahore.