A Delhi appellate tribunal has confirmed the Enforcement Directorate’s seizure of properties belonging to former ICICI Bank chief Chanda Kochhar, valued at ₹78 crore. This decision reverses an earlier dismissal by a Mumbai adjudicating authority, establishing a “prima facie” case of money laundering against her and her husband, Deepak Kochhar. The Appellate Tribunal for Forfeited...
India has seen a dramatic rise in the number of Interpol Red Notices issued at the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) request, reflecting a significant shift in the country’s approach to apprehending fugitives who flee abroad. The increase, driven by diplomatic outreach and technological upgrades, follows India’s hosting of major global events like the Interpol...
A 15-year-old girl was allegedly doused in fuel and set ablaze by three unidentified men in Odisha’s Puri district on Saturday morning. The horrific incident occurred around 8:30 am near the Bhargavi River when the girl, a Class 12 student, was on her way to a friend’s house to hand over some books — just...
Bhubaneswar: On Saturday, BJD leader Naveen Patnaik expressed profound sorrow regarding the incident in which miscreants set a 15-year-old girl on fire in Puri district, Odisha, stating that such occurrences highlight a fundamental failure in governance. The girl sustained 70 percent burn injuries after unidentified individuals doused her with a flammable substance and ignited it...
Kolkata: Authorities have arrested at least five individuals in New Town, near Kolkata, in connection with the murder of gangster Chandan Mishra at a Patna hospital, as reported by police on Saturday. The suspects were taken into custody from a housing complex in the satellite township following coordinated raids by the Bihar Police and their...
An accused named Raju, also known as Barkya Londhe, was taken to the Sahakar Nagar Police Station in Pune at approximately 1 am on Friday, where he began to rant and smashed the station’s windows. The 23-year-old, who is involved in several molestation cases, caused a significant disturbance, sprayed pepper spray on 4 to 5...
Nine individuals associated with a criminal gang have been found guilty in a case involving a “digital arrest” fraud by a sub-divisional court located in Kalyani, West Bengal, marking the first conviction of its kind in India. The Kalyani sub-divisional court has determined that all nine individuals, comprising four from Maharashtra, three from Haryana, and...
On Friday, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) apprehended Chaitanya Baghel, the son of Congress leader and former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Bhupesh Baghel, in relation to a money laundering investigation tied to an alleged liquor scam. This arrest, which took place on Chaitanya Baghel’s birthday, followed searches carried out by central agencies earlier that day. The...
New CCTV footage has emerged in the case of the Paras Hospital shooting, revealing the attackers near the location on a motorcycle, with one of them openly brandishing a firearm. The images, recorded close to the hospital grounds, have heightened the investigation into the recent assault that resulted in one fatality. Authorities are meticulously examining...
New Delhi: Lalu Prasad Yadav, the former chief minister of Bihar and leader of the RJD, has approached the Supreme Court to contest an order that dismissed his request for a stay on the trial court proceedings concerning the CBI’s land-for-jobs case. A bench comprising Justices M M Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh is expected...