NEW DELHI: Accusing the Centre of “misusing” Enforcement Directorate to “crush” its political opponents ahead of the parliamentary elections, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has told Supreme Court that his arrest was illegal, arbitrary and an unprecedented assault on the tenets of democracy based on free and fair elections and federalism.Countering the allegations of the agency…
NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday filed his response on the Enforcement Directorate‘s affidavit in the Supreme Court and said that the mode, manner and timing of his arrest speaks volumes about the arbitrariness of the central agency.In his rejoinder affidavit, Kejriwal suggested that a political conspiracy was hatched behind his arrest…
NEW DELHI: Delhi cabinet minister Saurabh Bharadwaj had a 30-minute meeting with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Tihar Jail on Wednesday, assuring the public that there is no need to worry about him. Bharadwaj mentioned that he met Kejriwal in the ‘mulakat jangla‘ and also spoke with him over the phone.“I had a half-an-hour meeting…
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case linked to the Waqf Board, as per TV reports. Khan, who represents the Okhla constituency in the Delhi Legislative Assembly, was taken into custody by the ED for questioning regarding alleged…
The Enforcement Directorate (ED), in a post has announced it will be attaching Raj Kundra and Shilpa Shetty‘s assets to the tune of Rs 97 crore. In a statement on Thursday afternoon, the agency announced its decision to provisionally attach immovable and movable properties belonging to Ripu Sudan Kundra, also known as Raj Kundra, under…
The Enforcement Directorate (ED), in a post has announced it will be attaching Raj Kundra and Shilpa Shetty‘s assets to the tune of Rs 97 crore. In a statement on Thursday afternoon, the agency announced its decision to provisionally attach immovable and movable properties belonging to Ripu Sudan Kundra, also known as Raj Kundra, under…
NEW DELHI: With the role of Enforcement Directorate (ED) muscling its way onto electoral centrestage, the agency has come forward with comparative details of its investigations during UPA and NDA spells, showing it has been into overdrive during the 10 years of Modi govt.Data shared by the agency showed that the number of arrests in…
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday morning arrested four persons in a land scam case including JMM leader Antu Tirkey, according to ANI.Priyaranjan Sahay, Vipin Singh, a real estate trader and Irshad were taken into custody. The arrests were made after the agency conducted searches at their premises on the previous day.Following the raids,…
NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has informed a special court that Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha allegedly “threatened” Aurobindo Pharma promoter Sharath Chandra Reddy to pay Rs 25 crore to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for five retail zones under Delhi’s excise policy. According to the CBI, Kavitha warned Reddy…
RAIPUR: Stepping up action in the alleged liquor scam, economic offences wing (EOW) on Wednesday arrested in Bihar former excise department special secretary Arun Pati Tripathi, an Indian Telecom Service officer on deputation to Chhattisgarh govt. He is being brought to Raipur, officials said. Tripathi, who was managing director of state marketing corporation, was granted…
