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NIA raids in Delhi, 3 states against terrorist-gangster-drug smuggler nexus

NIA raids in Delhi, 3 states against terrorist-gangster-drug smuggler nexus

Rediff.com12 Sep 2022

Those covered under the raids also included gangsters involved in the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala.

Sameer Wankhede's sister files police complaint against Nawab Malik

Sameer Wankhede's sister files police complaint against Nawab Malik

Rediff.com28 Oct 2021

Yasmeen Wankhede, the sister of Narcotics Control Bureau's Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede, has filed a police complaint in Mumbai seeking registration of an FIR against Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik for allegedly defaming her, an official said on Thursday.

SC allows virtual appearance of conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar before TN court

SC allows virtual appearance of conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar before TN court

Rediff.com5 Aug 2022

A bench headed by Justice UU Lalit passed the order while noting that Chandrashekhar's counsel has no objection to this.

Salman Khan applies for gun licence after receiving threat letter

Salman Khan applies for gun licence after receiving threat letter

Rediff.com23 Jul 2022

According to the police sources, the actor has applied for a weapon license.

Delhi cops nab Moosewala murder accused who had escaped

Delhi cops nab Moosewala murder accused who had escaped

Rediff.com20 Oct 2022

"Five grenades and two automatic pistols have been recovered from his possession. He is being brought to the national capital and his police custody remand will be sought," police said.

ED arrests Chhattisgarh CM's deputy secretary; political action, says Baghel

ED arrests Chhattisgarh CM's deputy secretary; political action, says Baghel

Rediff.com3 Dec 2022

The agency had in October arrested Sameer Vishnoi, an IAS officer of the state, and two others, after conducting several raids in the case.

Cruise raid: Wankhede presents his version before NCB vigilance panel

Cruise raid: Wankhede presents his version before NCB vigilance panel

Rediff.com13 Feb 2022

Wankhede presented his version and official documents related to the raid, which took place in October last year at the international cruise terminal in Mumbai, before NCB deputy director general for the northern region Gyaneshwar Singh.

CBI books Army officer in Manipur extra-judicial killing case

CBI books Army officer in Manipur extra-judicial killing case

Rediff.com2 Aug 2018

The case has been registered under Indian Penal Code sections related to murder.

Shilpa Shetty, Raj Kundra seek apology, Rs 50-cr damages from Sherlyn Chopra

Shilpa Shetty, Raj Kundra seek apology, Rs 50-cr damages from Sherlyn Chopra

Rediff.com19 Oct 2021

Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty and her businessman-husband Raj Kundra on Tuesday sent a legal notice to actor Sherlyn Chopra, seeking an apology and Rs 50 crore in damages for ruining their reputation by making 'false and baseless' allegations against them.

Delhi police brings back gangster Deepak 'Boxer' from Mexico

Delhi police brings back gangster Deepak 'Boxer' from Mexico

Rediff.com5 Apr 2023

Deepak 'Boxer', one of the most wanted fugitives in India who was nabbed by the police authorities in Mexico, was brought to New Delhi on Wednesday, officials said.

Officer on fisheries project inspection beaten up in captivity in Guj, 3 held

Officer on fisheries project inspection beaten up in captivity in Guj, 3 held

Rediff.com8 Mar 2023

It is suspected that detection of alleged irregularities in a fisheries project led to the incident.

Aryan Episode Won't Affect Brand SRK

Aryan Episode Won't Affect Brand SRK

Rediff.com17 Nov 2021

SRK's persona and brand power has been built over nearly 30 years of public acclaim and love. Brands perhaps believe that his troubles are transitory and that as a human brand he has long legs capable of striding over controversies, explains ad guru Sandeep Goyal.

Nature settles scores, says Adityanath on Atiq Ahmed's home turf

Nature settles scores, says Adityanath on Atiq Ahmed's home turf

Rediff.com2 May 2023

Addressing an election meeting on what once was the home turf of slain gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday appeared to invoke nature as a great leveller -- a force that delivers justice.

CBI moves SC against Anil Deshmukh's bail

CBI moves SC against Anil Deshmukh's bail

Rediff.com17 Dec 2022

The high court had on December 12 granted bail to the 73-year-old NCP leader in the case but said the order will be effective after 10 days

Ex-Maha HM Deshmukh arrested by ED after over 12 hrs questioning

Ex-Maha HM Deshmukh arrested by ED after over 12 hrs questioning

Rediff.com2 Nov 2021

Officials said Deshmukh, 71, was arrested under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

Conman Chandrasekhar approached B-town actors, met models in Tihar: ED

Conman Chandrasekhar approached B-town actors, met models in Tihar: ED

Rediff.com23 Feb 2022

Pinky Irani alias Angel, 53, was arrested in this case by the agency in December last year. She was recently granted bail by a Delhi court.

Woman suspected to be wife of gangster Pujari detained in Mumbai

Woman suspected to be wife of gangster Pujari detained in Mumbai

Rediff.com24 Dec 2014

Immigration authorities at the international airport in Mumbai detained a woman and her son suspecting them to be the wife and the son of fugitive gangster Ravi Pujari, the police said on Tuesday.

ED summons Maha ex-home minister Anil Deshmukh next week

ED summons Maha ex-home minister Anil Deshmukh next week

Rediff.com26 Jun 2021

The central agency arrested his personal secretary Sanjeev Palande and personal assistant Kundan Shinde late Friday night after it had carried out raids against them and Deshmukh in Mumbai and Nagpur.

'See how the police has solved this case'

'See how the police has solved this case'

Rediff.com21 Jun 2021

'God knows what kind of charges were framed against him and Kallu Gujjar, as both of them came out of jail the very same evening of their arrest.'

Court orders FIR against woman for filing false stalking case

Court orders FIR against woman for filing false stalking case

Rediff.com4 Jul 2014

A court directed the Delhi police to register an FIR against a woman on a man's complaint alleging that she had filed a false case of stalking against him last year to extort money.

Maha govt suspends Param Bir for lapses, irregularities

Maha govt suspends Param Bir for lapses, irregularities

Rediff.com2 Dec 2021

Maharashtra Government on Thursday suspended former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh and initiated disciplinary proceedings against him over "certain irregularities and lapses", an official said.

Hackers demand Rs 200 cr to restore AIIMS servers, data of 4 crore patients at stake

Hackers demand Rs 200 cr to restore AIIMS servers, data of 4 crore patients at stake

Rediff.com28 Nov 2022

It is feared that data of around 3-4 crore patients could have been compromised due to the breach detected Wednesday morning.

Maharashtra hands over cases against Rajan to CBI

Maharashtra hands over cases against Rajan to CBI

Rediff.com5 Nov 2015

Additional Chief Secretary K P Bakshi told reporters at a hurriedly-called press conference that all the cases against 55-year old Rajan, who has been deported from Indonesia, are being transferred to CBI because of its expertise in "handling transnational crimes".

ED stops Jacqueline Fernandez from flying abroad

ED stops Jacqueline Fernandez from flying abroad

Rediff.com5 Dec 2021

The 36-year-old actor was stopped by the immigration authorities at the Mumbai airport on the basis of a Look Out Circular (LoC) issued by the federal probe agency, they said.

Pune cops in Delhi to quiz Bishnoi for leads on Moosewala murder accused

Pune cops in Delhi to quiz Bishnoi for leads on Moosewala murder accused

Rediff.com10 Jun 2022

The purpose of the interrogation is to get some leads on the whereabouts of Santosh Jadhav, a member of the Bishnoi gang and one of the accused in the Moosewala murder case, who is currently on the run, he said.

ED attaches over Rs 4-cr assets of ex-Maha HM Deshmukh, wife

ED attaches over Rs 4-cr assets of ex-Maha HM Deshmukh, wife

Rediff.com16 Jul 2021

A provisional order has been issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) attaching a residential flat worth Rs 1.54 crore in Mumbai's Worli, and 25 land parcels valued at Rs 2.67 crore in Dhutum village in Raigad district.

CBI takes over Gutkha case

CBI takes over Gutkha case

Rediff.com10 Feb 2005

The cases were registered against Zamurrduin Ansari, Rajesh Panchariya, Mohammad Farooq Mansurian and gangster Dawood Ibrahim's brother Anees , the CBI said.

Poll-bound Himachal has 69 candidates with criminal cases

Poll-bound Himachal has 69 candidates with criminal cases

Rediff.com26 Oct 2012

Out of the 69 candidates with declared criminal cases, 30 have declared serious criminal cases like murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping, robbery, extortion, reports Vicky Nanjappa

SC pulls up Sukesh for repeatedly filing pleas from jail

SC pulls up Sukesh for repeatedly filing pleas from jail

Rediff.com21 Nov 2022

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed unhappiness over alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar repeatedly filling pleas, saying "affordability" is no reason to file multiple petitions.

Mumbai cops get gangster Ravi Pujari's custody till Mar 9

Mumbai cops get gangster Ravi Pujari's custody till Mar 9

Rediff.com23 Feb 2021

Earlier, Pujari was brought to India from South Africa in February last year after being on the run for several years and was lodged in a jail in Bengaluru.

Salem, 2 others convicted in 1995 Mumbai builder's murder case

Salem, 2 others convicted in 1995 Mumbai builder's murder case

Rediff.com16 Feb 2015

Abu Salem and two other accused were convicted in the 1995 murder case of city-based builder Pradeep Jain.

Plot thickens over who stole Paytm data

Plot thickens over who stole Paytm data

Rediff.com24 Oct 2018

Allegations are flying thick and fast, from harassment, pressure on employees to sell their stocks in the firm, to not one but two extortion calls.

Delhi police has over 100 questions for Jacqueline Fernandez

Delhi police has over 100 questions for Jacqueline Fernandez

Rediff.com14 Sep 2022

The Delhi police has prepared a list of 100 odd questions that actor Jacqueline Fernandez has been asked to answer in the alleged Rs 200 crore scam.

Who Is Next On ED's Hit-List In Tamil Nadu?

Who Is Next On ED's Hit-List In Tamil Nadu?

Rediff.com19 Jul 2023

Already, there is a feeling even within the BJP's AIADMK ally that the BJP is overdoing things on the ED/I-T front, as corruption is not an election issue in the state -- as long as the people are otherwise not excessively unhappy with the governing party, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.

Asad, Ashraf hatched Umesh murder plot in jail? Cops to probe as video surfaces

Asad, Ashraf hatched Umesh murder plot in jail? Cops to probe as video surfaces

Rediff.com24 Apr 2023

This video establishes that the meeting of those accused of the Umesh Pal murder case took place in the jail and it will be probed if the conspiracy for the same hatched inside the district jail, a senior police officer said.

Mukhtar Ansari brought back to UP jail from Punjab

Mukhtar Ansari brought back to UP jail from Punjab

Rediff.com7 Apr 2021

After spending over two years in a Punjab prison, gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari was brought back to Banda jail early on Wednesday morning.

Aryan Khan not just drug consumer, but also involved in drug trafficking: NCB

Aryan Khan not just drug consumer, but also involved in drug trafficking: NCB

Rediff.com26 Oct 2021

The anti-drugs agency in its affidavit said attempts are being made to tamper with the ongoing investigation with a malafide intention to derail the probe into the case.

Maharashtra reported maximum IPC crimes, Mumbai saw 174 offences a day in 2021

Maharashtra reported maximum IPC crimes, Mumbai saw 174 offences a day in 2021

Rediff.com30 Aug 2022

Maharashtra recorded the highest number of cases in the country under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in 2021 at 3,67,218, while Mumbai was placed second among major metropolitan cities in registration of criminal offences, according to a National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report.

IT dep seizes Rs 1,400-cr assets linked to Ajit Pawar

IT dep seizes Rs 1,400-cr assets linked to Ajit Pawar

Rediff.com2 Nov 2021

The taxmen provisionally sent orders to attach their properties in Mumbai, New Delhi, Pune, Goa and also over two dozen land parcels across the state with a combined market value of around Rs 1,400 crore

Birbhum Killings: Politician-Police-Criminal Nexus

Birbhum Killings: Politician-Police-Criminal Nexus

Rediff.com2 Apr 2022

The cycle of violence resulting from the increasing criminalisation of politics cannot stop, will not stop, unless there is a wider political consensus against relying on criminal mafias for electoral purposes, argues Virendra Kapoor.