News for 'Special Investigation Group'

Protests rock Punjab varsity over leaked videos of female students; 3 held

Protests rock Punjab varsity over leaked videos of female students; 3 held

Rediff.com19 Sep 2022

The protest was held on the university campus located at Ludhiana-Chandigarh road past midnight.

Saradha scam: CBI searches former Union Minister's residence

Saradha scam: CBI searches former Union Minister's residence

Rediff.com14 Aug 2014

There are four first information reports against Saradha Group in which it is alleged that thousands of investors were allegedly duped by the company officials and their associates who swindled their deposits.

Bilkis Bano's plea couldn't be heard in SC

Bilkis Bano's plea couldn't be heard in SC

Rediff.com24 Jan 2023

The hearing on Bilkis Bano's plea challenging the remission of sentence of 11 convicts in the gang-rape case by the Gujarat government, could not be held in the Supreme Court on Tuesday as the judges concerned were hearing a matter related to passive euthanasia as part of a five-judge Constitution bench.

Chennai engineer convicted in ISIS conspiracy case

Chennai engineer convicted in ISIS conspiracy case

Rediff.com18 Dec 2020

The case which was registered in 2015, pertains to a criminal conspiracy hatched by ISIS to establish its base in India by recruiting Muslim youth for ISIS through different social media platforms, the NIA stated.

Over 6,000 citizens urge SC to revoke remission of Bilkis Bano convicts

Over 6,000 citizens urge SC to revoke remission of Bilkis Bano convicts

Rediff.com18 Aug 2022

Demanding that the remission must be revoked, the citizens noted that the early release of these murderers and rapists only strengthens the impunity of all men who commit rape and other acts of violence against women.

Haryana police 'stop' Rajasthan cops from entering Gurgaon hotel

Haryana police 'stop' Rajasthan cops from entering Gurgaon hotel

Rediff.com17 Jul 2020

The refusal to allow the team, at least initially, to enter the hotel, prompted senior Congress leaders to charge that the BJP was part of the plan to 'topple' their government in Rajasthan.

Year after JNU attack, students, teachers await arrest of masked goons

Year after JNU attack, students, teachers await arrest of masked goons

Rediff.com4 Jan 2021

On January 5 last year, a mob of masked men stormed the campus and targeted students in three hostels, unleashing mayhem with sticks, stones and iron rods, hitting inmates and breaking windows, furniture and personal belongings.

'The State must be more tolerant of dissent than it is now'

'The State must be more tolerant of dissent than it is now'

Rediff.com2 Jun 2023

'Nearly 13,000 individuals have been charged for sedition since 2010.' 'If the Supreme Court stay ever gets vacated, arrests will follow immediately.'

Elgar case: Gautam Navlakha denied bail after 6-month hearing

Elgar case: Gautam Navlakha denied bail after 6-month hearing

Rediff.com5 Sep 2022

A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Mumbai on Monday rejected the bail plea of human rights activist Gautam Navlakha, an accused in the Elghar Parishad-Maoist links case.

The Strange Answers Of Shivaji Pawar

The Strange Answers Of Shivaji Pawar

Rediff.com7 Mar 2023

For four days, the officer avoided giving any straight answers, becoming the first witness in the 48 witnesses that have appeared so far, to have achieved this feat.

Delhi excise case: ED arrests AAP leader, Hyderabad businessman

Delhi excise case: ED arrests AAP leader, Hyderabad businessman

Rediff.com14 Nov 2022

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Aam Aadmi Party communication in-charge Vijay Nair and businessman Abhishek Boinpally in connection with its ongoing money laundering probe into the Delhi Excise policy that was scraped following corruption allegations, official sources said Monday.

Conspirator in Gauri Lankesh murder arrested

Conspirator in Gauri Lankesh murder arrested

Rediff.com10 Jan 2020

Rushikesh Devdikar alias Murali, 44, who was absconding was arrested on Thursday from his hideout at Katras in Dhanbad district of Jharkhand, the SIT said in a statement. According to the probe team, Devdikar was part of the conspiracy to kill Lankesh. He is accused number 18 in the case.

How NIA got Jack, John, Alpha, Golf to bring down Yasin Malik

How NIA got Jack, John, Alpha, Golf to bring down Yasin Malik

Rediff.com26 May 2022

'Jack', 'John' and 'Alpha' were among the National Investigation Agency's protected witnesses who helped nail banned Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chief Yasin Malik.

PFI conspires to establish Islamic rule in India: NIA report

PFI conspires to establish Islamic rule in India: NIA report

Rediff.com24 Sep 2022

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has claimed that the documents seized during the nation-wide raids conducted at offices of Popular Front of India (PFI) and its leaders contain highly incriminating materials targeting prominent leaders of a particular community.

NIA charges 2 with waging war, plotting to kill Hindus

NIA charges 2 with waging war, plotting to kill Hindus

Rediff.com22 Feb 2021

The National Investigation Agency filed a supplementary chargesheet before a special court in New Delhi on Monday against two terrorists of the Pakistan-based terror group LeT for their alleged involvement in a conspiracy to commit subversive activities and wage a war against India, besides killing key personalities of the Hindu community in the country, an official said.

4 injured in grenade attack in Srinagar, 1 arrested

4 injured in grenade attack in Srinagar, 1 arrested

Rediff.com26 Jan 2022

The grenade exploded by the roadside without causing any damage.

HC grants bail to Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak

HC grants bail to Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak

Rediff.com9 Jan 2023

The Bombay high court on Monday granted bail to former ICICI Bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar in a loan fraud case, saying their arrest was not in accordance with the provisions of law. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and P K Chavan held that the arrest of Kochhars was in violation of Section 41A of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), which mandates sending notice for appearance before the police officer concerned. The couple was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on December 23, 2022 in connection with the Videocon-ICICI Bank loan case.

Elgar case: Stan Swamy files plea seeking straw, sipper in jail

Elgar case: Stan Swamy files plea seeking straw, sipper in jail

Rediff.com7 Nov 2020

The special court judge D E Kothalikar has asked the national probe agency to file its reply on the matter on November 26.

Sisodia manufactured opinion to back pre-conceived excise policy: CBI

Sisodia manufactured opinion to back pre-conceived excise policy: CBI

Rediff.com27 May 2023

Sisodia was unhappy with the recommendations, so he asked the then excise commissioner Rahul Singh to seek public opinion by placing the Dhawan Committee report on web site, the agency alleged in the chargesheet.

PFI formed 'secret squads' to establish Islamic rule by 2047: NIA

PFI formed 'secret squads' to establish Islamic rule by 2047: NIA

Rediff.com21 Jan 2023

The charge sheet, which was filed against 20 PFI members, further mentions that "these 'Service Team' members were given arms as well attack training and surveillance techniques training in order to identify, list out and to mount surveillance on individuals and leaders belonging to certain communities and groups".

Probe us and the BJP, Cong: AAP to Supreme Court on funding

Probe us and the BJP, Cong: AAP to Supreme Court on funding

Rediff.com3 Feb 2015

The party is faced with allegations of receiving "dubious" funds.

NSEL crisis: SIT to probe criminal offence

NSEL crisis: SIT to probe criminal offence

Rediff.com3 Sep 2013

Investigation to be over by weekend, Mumbai police EOW to lodge FIR thereafter.

'They are brazenly celebrating her murder'

'They are brazenly celebrating her murder'

Rediff.com6 Sep 2017

'Earlier, they used to give hints and then kill; now they have started killing without any hints.'

Pakistani among 3 terrorists killed in twin encounters in J-K

Pakistani among 3 terrorists killed in twin encounters in J-K

Rediff.com7 Jun 2022

The search operation turned into an encounter after the terrorists fired upon the security forces who retaliated, he said.

Deora seeks CBI probe into Rs 12k cr spent by BMC on Mumbai roads

Deora seeks CBI probe into Rs 12k cr spent by BMC on Mumbai roads

Rediff.com25 Aug 2022

Maharashtra Congress leader and former Lok Sabha MP Milind Deora has demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into Rs 12,000 crore spent by Mumbai's civic body on road works between 2017 and 2022.

Court says NSCN-IM runs parallel govt in Nagaland, rejects leader's bail plea

Court says NSCN-IM runs parallel govt in Nagaland, rejects leader's bail plea

Rediff.com17 Dec 2022

Coupled with the fact that arms were recovered at the instance of Jamir, there is also evidence showing running of parallel government which was never acknowledged under any peace accord, the judge said.

Why Pakistani Men Prefer The Army

Why Pakistani Men Prefer The Army

Rediff.com17 Jul 2023

What drives Pakistani men to join its military, despite the toll it takes on them?

FIR against PMC Bank, HDIL officials filed

FIR against PMC Bank, HDIL officials filed

Rediff.com30 Sep 2019

Explaining the modus operandi of the case, the FIR said HDIL promoters allegedly colluded with the bank management, to draw loans from the bank's Bhandup branch. Despite non-payment, the bank officials did not classify the loans as NPA and intentionally hid the information about the same from RBI.

Lessons To Be Learnt From Nitin Desai's Death

Lessons To Be Learnt From Nitin Desai's Death

Rediff.com25 Aug 2023

We must stop stigmatising business failures. Particularly when startups are mushrooming all around, the financial system, backed by the RBI and the government, can explore ways of extending support to restart the journey of a failed entrepreneur by finance as well as counselling, recommends Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Maha orders CID probe into conspiracy charges of Fadnavis, sting operation

Maha orders CID probe into conspiracy charges of Fadnavis, sting operation

Rediff.com14 Mar 2022

Replying to a debate on law and order in the Lower House, Walse Patil said Pravin Chavan has resigned as the special public prosecutor.

NSE scam: Anand Subramanian arrested by CBI

NSE scam: Anand Subramanian arrested by CBI

Rediff.com25 Feb 2022

It was alleged in an audit that Subramanian was the Yogi, but Sebi dismissed that claim in its final report on February 11.

Supreme Court On Article 370: A Landmark Judgment

Supreme Court On Article 370: A Landmark Judgment

Rediff.com15 Dec 2023

We must heed what the CJI has said. Challenging every judgment of the central government is inviting chaos, asserts Shreekant Sambrani.

Day after PFI violence, Kerala CM promises action

Day after PFI violence, Kerala CM promises action

Rediff.com24 Sep 2022

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday said the violence during the Popular Front of India (PFI)-sponsored hartal in his state was 'pre-meditated' and assured strict action against the culprits while his Assam counterpart Hemanta Biswas Sarma batted for banning the Islamist outfit, whom the National Investigation Agency (NIA) accused of encouraging youth to join terrorist groups including the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).

Lankan forces raid protesters' camp; 9 held, several injured

Lankan forces raid protesters' camp; 9 held, several injured

Rediff.com22 Jul 2022

Sri Lankan security forces raided the main anti-government protest camp at the President's Secretariat in Colombo early on Friday, arresting nine people and injuring several others, as the protesters continued to occupy the sensitive area despite the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa as president.

Deepak Kochhar gets bail in ICICI-Videocon PMLA case

Deepak Kochhar gets bail in ICICI-Videocon PMLA case

Rediff.com25 Mar 2021

The Bombay high court on Thursday granted bail to Deepak Kochhar, husband of former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar, in a money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Kocchar had approached the high court after a special court in Mumbai rejected his bail in December last year. Justice P D Naik of the high court granted bail to him on merits on Thursday.

IELTS-scorer Guj youth fail to speak English in US court, probe on

IELTS-scorer Guj youth fail to speak English in US court, probe on

Rediff.com1 Aug 2022

On the request of American authorities, police in Mehsana district in Gujarat have launched a probe to unearth an alleged racket in which ineligible students are getting help to acquire high International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score to obtain admission in colleges in Canada so that they can be then smuggled into the United States, an official said on Monday.

PM security breach: SC panel finds Ferozepur SSP at fault

PM security breach: SC panel finds Ferozepur SSP at fault

Rediff.com25 Aug 2022

A Supreme Court-appointed committee to probe the security breach during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Punjab in January has found that the Ferozepur Senior Superintendent of Police failed to discharge his duty though sufficient force was available.

Pak-origin man behind Toronto mass shooting claimed by Islamic State

Pak-origin man behind Toronto mass shooting claimed by Islamic State

Rediff.com25 Jul 2018

On Sunday, Faisal Hussain, 29, opened fire in Toronto's vibrant Greektown neighbourhood, killing a 10-year-old girl and an 18-year-old woman. Thirteen people were also injured in the shooting, some with potentially life-altering injuries.

2 suspected ISIS members held in Bengaluru

2 suspected ISIS members held in Bengaluru

Rediff.com8 Oct 2020

Ahamed Abdul Cader, 40, hailing from Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu and Irfan Nasir, 33, from Frazer Town in Bengaluru were arrested by the NIA sleuths on Wednesday.

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.