News for 'Criminal conspiracy'

Mukhtar Ansari gets 10-year jail in 2009 teacher's murder case

Mukhtar Ansari gets 10-year jail in 2009 teacher's murder case

Rediff.com27 Oct 2023

The case under the Gangsters Act was registered against Ansari at the Karanda police station in 2010 following the murder of Kapildev Singh, a teacher, and an attempt on the life of Meer Hasan, a trader, both in 2009.

Archbishop, 14 Catholic priests among 110 booked for violent Adani port stir

Archbishop, 14 Catholic priests among 110 booked for violent Adani port stir

Rediff.com27 Nov 2022

Going against the assurances given to the Kerala high court, the protesters agitating in front of the under-construction Vizhinjam seaport had on Saturday blocked the trucks carrying construction materials to the site.

Chanda Kochhar, her husband sent to CBI custody till Dec 26

Chanda Kochhar, her husband sent to CBI custody till Dec 26

Rediff.com24 Dec 2022

A special court in Mumbai on Saturday remanded ICICI Bank's former CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar in the custody of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) till December 26 in connection with alleged cheating and irregularities in loans sanctioned by the bank to Videocon Group companies. The Kochhars were arrested by the probe agency on Friday night after a brief questioning session. The CBI has alleged that they were evasive in their response and did not cooperate in the investigation.

NIA files supplementary charge sheet in Mundra Port narcotics case

NIA files supplementary charge sheet in Mundra Port narcotics case

Rediff.com13 May 2023

With this, a total of 42 individuals and seven firms have so far been chargesheeted in the case which was initially registered by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Gandhidham unit, Gujarat, on September 13, 2021.

SC upholds bail to accused in Dabholkar murder case

SC upholds bail to accused in Dabholkar murder case

Rediff.com5 Jan 2024

A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and SVN Bhatti said the high court has passed a reasoned order while granting bail to the accused in the matter.

Prez signs Gujarat bill giving police power to take action against protesters

Prez signs Gujarat bill giving police power to take action against protesters

Rediff.com4 Jan 2023

The bill seeks to make any violation of prohibitory orders issued under Section 144 CrPC a cognisable offence under Indian Penal Code Section 188 (disobedience to an order duly promulgated by a public servant).

Rajasthan minister grabs granite mine from real owner, booked for cheating

Rajasthan minister grabs granite mine from real owner, booked for cheating

Rediff.com21 Sep 2023

The case was registered against the minister and four others earlier this week on the orders of the high court, after the local police allegedly did not act on the complaint filed with them.

ED gets 4-day custody of AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in PMLA case

ED gets 4-day custody of AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in PMLA case

Rediff.com3 Sep 2024

Several Aam Aadmi Party leaders, including Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh, hit out at the BJP government at the Centre, saying agencies are targeting those who raised their voice against the ruling party.

Will Trump Be Adani's Saviour?

Will Trump Be Adani's Saviour?

Rediff.com26 Nov 2024

'If the criminal or civil charges are deemed unworthy or defective, Trump's new justice department and SEC can withdraw the criminal and civil cases.'

CBI files charge sheet against Rana Kapoor, DHFL's Wadhawans

CBI files charge sheet against Rana Kapoor, DHFL's Wadhawans

Rediff.com25 Jun 2020

It is alleged that Kapoor's family received kickbacks for Yes Bank's investment in DHFL's debentures.

Chinese woman involved in anti-India activities arrested in Delhi

Chinese woman involved in anti-India activities arrested in Delhi

Rediff.com21 Oct 2022

The woman has been identified as Cai Ruo and is a native of Hainan province in China, they said on Thursday.

Chhota Rajan gets 2nd life term for hotelier's murder

Chhota Rajan gets 2nd life term for hotelier's murder

Rediff.com30 May 2024

Shetty was shot dead by two alleged members of Rajan's gang on the hotel's first floor on May 4, 2001.

Interpol issues Red Corner Notice against Khalistani terrorist Karanvir Singh

Interpol issues Red Corner Notice against Khalistani terrorist Karanvir Singh

Rediff.com26 Sep 2023

According to intelligence sources, Singh is believed to be hiding in Pakistan and was a member of the pro-Khalistan terrorist group Babbar Khalsa International.

NIA raids 15 locations in 7 J-K districts in two terror-related cases

NIA raids 15 locations in 7 J-K districts in two terror-related cases

Rediff.com20 May 2023

One of the two cases was registered by NIA's Delhi branch in 2021, and the other was lodged by the anti-terror agency's Jammu branch in 2022.

Priyank Kharge's close aide among 6 booked for plot to kill BJP MLA

Priyank Kharge's close aide among 6 booked for plot to kill BJP MLA

Rediff.com29 Dec 2024

A case has been registered against Raju Kapanur, a close aide of Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge, and five others in connection with a conspiracy to kill BJP MLA Basavaraj Mattimadu and other leaders. The case was registered based on a suicide note by a civil contractor, Sachin Panchal, who accused Kapanur and his aides of making death threats. The BJP has demanded that the case be handed over to the CBI, while Priyank Kharge has denied the allegations and accused the BJP of politicising Sachin's death.

Sameer Wankhede moves HC to seek quashing of CBI FIR

Sameer Wankhede moves HC to seek quashing of CBI FIR

Rediff.com19 May 2023

Former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) zonal director Sameer Wankhede on Friday moved a petition before the Bombay high court seeking quashing of a first information report (FIR) filed against him by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for allegedly demanding Rs 25 crore bribe from superstar Shah Rukh Khan for not implicating his son Aryan Khan in the Cordelia cruise drug bust case.

Mumbai ex-cop Pradeep Sharma gets life in Chhota Rajan aide's fake encounter

Mumbai ex-cop Pradeep Sharma gets life in Chhota Rajan aide's fake encounter

Rediff.com19 Mar 2024

A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Gauri Godse quashed the sessions court's 2013 judgment acquitting Sharma, terming it as "perverse" and "unsustainable".

UP police gun down accused in witness Umesh Pal's murder

UP police gun down accused in witness Umesh Pal's murder

Rediff.com27 Feb 2023

The Uttar Pradesh police on Monday gunned down one of the accused in the sensational February 24 killing of a prime witness in the 2005 murder case of then Bahujan Samaj Party MLA Raju Pal in an encounter in Prayagraj.

NIA nabs PFI weapon trainer linked to Nizamabad terror plot from Karnataka

NIA nabs PFI weapon trainer linked to Nizamabad terror plot from Karnataka

Rediff.com14 Jun 2023

The 33-year-old accused, Nossam Mohamed Yunus, was wanted for his alleged involvement in the Nizamabad terror conspiracy case, a spokesperson of the federal agency said

Shimla mosque: Muslim body ready to raze illegal part; 50 booked for protest

Shimla mosque: Muslim body ready to raze illegal part; 50 booked for protest

Rediff.com13 Sep 2024

Amid escalating tensions over the Sinjauli mosque in Shimla, a Muslim welfare committee on Thursday urged the municipal commissioner to seal the unauthorised portion and also offered to demolish it in accordance with a court order.

Puja Khedkar gets protection from arrest till Aug 21

Puja Khedkar gets protection from arrest till Aug 21

Rediff.com12 Aug 2024

Khedkar allegedly misrepresented information in her application for the UPSC Civil Services Examination, 2022 to get reservation benefits.

Rioting charges against 3000 persons for attacking police in Vizhinjam

Rioting charges against 3000 persons for attacking police in Vizhinjam

Rediff.com28 Nov 2022

Over 3,000 persons have been booked in connection with violent clashes during an ongoing protest against the Adani port project in Kerala's Vizhinjam area on Sunday night.

No anticipatory bail to Puja Khedkar in quota case

No anticipatory bail to Puja Khedkar in quota case

Rediff.com2 Aug 2024

The judge directed the Delhi police to conduct its investigation "in all fairness" to find out candidates recommended in recent past who might have illegally availed of such benefits.

Kejriwal's judicial custody extended till July 12 in excise policy case

Kejriwal's judicial custody extended till July 12 in excise policy case

Rediff.com29 Jun 2024

Kejriwal was produced in the court by the CBI after the end of his three-day custodial interrogation.

Charge-sheet REVEALS how Jagan, YSR defrauded govt

Charge-sheet REVEALS how Jagan, YSR defrauded govt

Rediff.com31 Mar 2012

The charge-sheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation against YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday contains some explosive revelations. The charge-sheet stated that Jagan prevailed upon his father -- late Andhra Pradesh chief minister Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy -- to commit offences and defraud the government to commit a criminal conspiracy.

ED probes Canadian colleges, Indian entities in US human trafficking case

ED probes Canadian colleges, Indian entities in US human trafficking case

Rediff.com25 Dec 2024

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is investigating the involvement of Canadian colleges and Indian entities in a money laundering case linked to the trafficking of Indians into the US from the borders of Canada. The probe stems from the death of an Indian family who died trying to illegally cross the Canada-US border in January 2022. The ED has alleged that accused individuals arranged admissions for Indians in Canadian colleges, but the students never joined the institutions after obtaining student visas. The ED has conducted searches at multiple locations in India and found that two entities were involved in facilitating admissions for Indians in foreign universities on a commission basis. The agency suspects that several Canadian colleges near the Canada-US border are involved in the trafficking racket.

PFI has established network in Gulf nations to raise funds: ED

PFI has established network in Gulf nations to raise funds: ED

Rediff.com21 Nov 2022

The Popular Front of India (PFI), banned recently by the government for alleged terrorist links and spreading communal hatred, has a "well-structured and organised" presence in the Gulf countries for raising and mobilising funds, the Enforcement Directorate said on Monday after a local court took cognisance of its latest charge sheet filed against three PFI office-bearers.

UP: 6 arrested for 'leaking' exam paper to recruit review officers

UP: 6 arrested for 'leaking' exam paper to recruit review officers

Rediff.com24 Jun 2024

The state government cancelled the exam on March 2, following reports that the paper was leaked.

2 traffickers under scanner for duping Indians into joining Russian army

2 traffickers under scanner for duping Indians into joining Russian army

Rediff.com8 Mar 2024

The agents allegedly confiscated the passports of Indians arriving in Russia and forced them to fight with the armed forces, officials said.

Kannada actor Darshan gets bail in murder case

Kannada actor Darshan gets bail in murder case

Rediff.com13 Dec 2024

Kannada film actor Darshan Thoogudeepa has been granted bail by the Karnataka High Court in the Renukaswamy murder case. The actor, along with his friend Pavithra Gowda and seven others, was arrested in June for allegedly killing Renukaswamy, a fan, for sending obscene messages to Pavithra Gowda.

Indian national trained by Islamic State found guilty

Indian national trained by Islamic State found guilty

Rediff.com25 Sep 2020

Subahani Haja Moideen, a Keralite, was arrested by the National Investigation Agency in 2016 following a crackdown in Tamil Nadu with the help of central security agencies and other state police, foiling designs of Islamic State operatives to attack or eliminate certain prominent persons and target places of public importance.

Did Modi resign after Godhra?: Siddaramaiah on MUDA scam

Did Modi resign after Godhra?: Siddaramaiah on MUDA scam

Rediff.com26 Sep 2024

Terming the charges against him a "BJP conspiracy", Siddaramaiah said he would wage a legal fight.

Mukesh, Nita left terror-stricken by Antilia bomb incident, NIA tells court

Mukesh, Nita left terror-stricken by Antilia bomb incident, NIA tells court

Rediff.com1 Jun 2023

The agency filed an affidavit opposing the bail plea of dismissed police officer Sachin Waze, a prime accused in the cases related to the Antilia bomb scare and subsequent killing of businessman Mansukh Hiran.

Drugs case: Rhea received ganja from co-accused, charges NCB

Drugs case: Rhea received ganja from co-accused, charges NCB

Rediff.com12 Jul 2022

The Central anti-drug agency had filed the draft charges last month in the Special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act Court against 35 accused, the details of which were made available on Tuesday.

Haryana home minister denies nod to probe IAS officer Khemka

Haryana home minister denies nod to probe IAS officer Khemka

Rediff.com27 Jul 2022

Haryana's Home Minister Anil Vij has recommended that sanction for investigation "may be denied" in a case registered against senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka by the State Warehousing Corporation in a 12-year-old matter.

ED summons wife, sons of Nawab Malik; none appear

ED summons wife, sons of Nawab Malik; none appear

Rediff.com25 May 2022

'Nawab Malik's wife Mehjabin was summoned twice whereas his son Faraj Malik was summoned 5 times in connection with a money laundering case. But none of them appeared before the ED,' informed the chargesheet today morning.

Former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt gets 20 years in jail

Former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt gets 20 years in jail

Rediff.com28 Mar 2024

A sessions court in Palanpur in Gujarat's Banaskantha district on Thursday sentenced former Indian Police Service officer Sanjiv Bhatt to 20 years in jail in a 1996 case involving planting of drugs to frame a lawyer.

Ex-cop Pradeep Sharma key in Mansukh Hiran's murder, NIA tells Bombay HC

Ex-cop Pradeep Sharma key in Mansukh Hiran's murder, NIA tells Bombay HC

Rediff.com4 May 2022

The National Investigation Agency on Wednesday claimed before the Bombay high court that former police officer Pradeep Sharma was the main conspirator in the "cold-blooded murder" of Thane businessman Mansukh Hiran, who was considered a weak link in the "larger conspiracy of terrorising" the family of industrialist Mukesh Ambani.

'Friends' kill Noida student, bury body in farmland

'Friends' kill Noida student, bury body in farmland

Rediff.com29 Feb 2024

A 20-year-old BBA student in Greater Noida was allegedly strangled to death by four friends after an argument broke out and buried his body 6 ft deep inside a farmland in Amroha, police officials said on Thursday.

Sikh activist's murder: 2 shooters of terrorist Dalla gang held in Punjab

Sikh activist's murder: 2 shooters of terrorist Dalla gang held in Punjab

Rediff.com10 Nov 2024

The accused were also allegedly involved in the recent murder of another person in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior.