NEW DELHI: SC on Wednesday lashed out at former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee, seeking bail in a money laundering case related to the teachers recruitment scam, for arguing that while bail has been granted to all other co-accused, he has been behind bars for more than two years.“Do not seek parity with other…
77-yr-old Mumbai woman kept under ‘digital arrest’ for a month. The complainant, a homemaker, lives with her retired husband (75) in the city while her two children are abroad. MUMBAI: In perhaps the longest ‘digital detention’ in the city by cyber fraudsters posing as law enforcers, a 77-year-old south Mumbai woman was kept under ‘digital…
NEW DELHI: Delhi high court on Wednesday refused to stay trial court proceedings against former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam.The high court also issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate on a plea moved by Kejriwal challenging the trial court’s decision to take cognizance of…
ED on Friday arrested Bihar cadre IAS officer Sanjeev Hans and former Jhanjharpur MLA Gulab Yadav of RJD in connection with a money laundering case.Hans was arrested from his official residence in Patna, while Yadav was taken into custody at a resort in New Delhi. A senior RJD functionary confirmed Yadav’s arrest. During its investigation,…
Abbas Ansari (File photo/IANS) The Supreme Court granted bail to MLA Abbas Ansari on Friday in a money laundering case. Ansari, the son of the late gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari, received the relief from a bench comprising Justices M M Sundresh and Pankaj Mithal.SC had sought a response from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on an appeal…
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday filed a money-laundering case against Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah, linked to the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA). The ED’s action comes in response to a state Lokayukta FIR, registered last week, that accuses the CM and others of irregularities in the allotment of land…
The Delhi high court on Tuesday granted bail to businessmen Amit Arora and Amandeep Singh Dhall in connection with the money laundering case tied to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna, presiding over the case, announced the decision, providing relief to the two accused.Both the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Monday sent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and MLA Amanatullah Khan to four days of Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody. The ED had sought custody for 10 days.“Four-day ED custody, to be produced on September 6,” said the judge who had earlier reserved its order on the ED’s application.The money…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India has deferred till September 5 the hearing on Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s pleas seeking bail and challenging his arrest by the CBI in the alleged excise policy scam. A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan granted the CBI time to file a counter affidavit and…
NEW DELHI: Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren marked his birthday on Saturday by sharing a poignant reflection on social media. He posted an image of a prisoner’s stamp on his hand, describing it as a symbol of the ongoing challenges faced by democracy. Soren explained that the stamp was placed on his hand by jail…
