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Enforcement Directorate (ED) and six other officials for accepting bribes ₹5 crore to save Delhi businessman Aman Dhall in the Delhi liquor scam case. The accused named in the FIR have been identified as Pawan Khatri, Assistant Director, ED; Nitesh Kohar, Upper Division Clerk; Deepak Sangwan, Employee of Air India; Amandeep Singh Dhall; Birender Pal Singh; Praveen Kumar Vats, Chartered Accountant; Vikramaditya, CEO of Claridges Hotels and Resorts.

CBI) on Monday registered a case against ED Assistant Director Pawan Khatri, liquor trader Amandeep Dhall and CEO of Claridges hotel, and others accused in connection with the Delhi liquor scam case. The FIR has been registered under criminal conspiracy, an offense relating to a public servant being bribed, taking undue advantage to influence a public servant by corrupt or illegal means, or by exercising personal influence, an offense relating to the bribe of a public servant.How the alleged scam came into light In July last year, Lieutenant governor VK Saxena had recommended a CBI investigation into Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22 after a report by Delhi chief secretary established prima facie violations of various acts and rules in addition to “deliberate and gross procedural lapses” to provide “undue benefits” to liquor licensees. The excise department is headed by Sisodia. The LG reportedly found substantive indications of “financial quid pro quo” at the top political level.

The Supreme Court on 25 August has transfered CBI cases pertaining to Manipur violence to Assam and also asked the Gauhati High Court to nominate one or more judicial officers to deal with the matters A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said judicial procedures related to production of accused, remand, judicial custody and its extension will be conducted online at a designated court in Gauhati. Judicial custody of the accused, if and when granted, will be done in Manipur to obviate transit, it said as reported by PTI.

Supreme Court on Friday said the trial in the Manipur violence cases being probed by the CBI will take place in neighbouring Assam and asked the Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court to nominate one or more judicial officers to deal with the matters.

AIIMS, Rishikesh and two private firms for causing wrongful loss to the hospital for wrongful procurement of medical equipment. The CBI cited the loss is to the tune of Rs.6.57 crore (This is a developing news)

Central Vigilance Commission for 2022. The CVC's annual report added that 272 of the requests have been pending for over three months. The government departments are supposed to decide on the requests seeking sanction to prosecute a corrupt official within three months.

Devendra Fadnavis's statement was recorded in 2022. The closure report was accepted by additional chief metropolitan magistrate (Esplanade court) S P Shinde. A detailed order was not available yet.

CBI) has conducted searches at the office of GTL Infrastructure Ltd (GTIL) in Mumbai after registering an FIR against it and unidentified officials of banks in a loan-fraud case of more than Rs 4,000 crore, officials said on Tuesday. The officials of 13 banks are under the agency's scanner for allegedly assigning Rs 3,224 crore dues of the company to an asset reconstruction firm for Rs 1,867 crore without attempting to secure their loans from collateral securities, they said. They were part of the negotiations related to the outstanding loans of GTIL, the officials said. The banks are Union Bank of India, Central Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank, Bank of Baroda, ICICI Bank, Punjab National Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Andhra Bank, Bank of India, axis Bank, State Bank of India, United Bank of India and Dena Bank, they said. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered the case after a preliminary inquiry in which it surfaced that GTIL, promoted by Manoj Tirodkar, was engaged in the «business of passive telecom infrastructure sites capable of hosting multiple service providers», according to the FIR. The officials said the searches were conducted at the company's office in Navi Mumbai recently.

CBI on Tuesday told a Delhi court that it is in the process of filing a fresh supplementary charge sheet in a case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam against AAP leader Manish Sisodia and others. The central probe agency made the submission in response to a query by Special Judge M K Nagpal on whether the matter should be fixed for arguments on the framing of charges. The CBI replied in the negative and said that the investigation was still ongoing.

Uttarakhand High Court has taken a strict stand in the case of the felling of six thousand trees and illegal construction in the world-famous Jim Corbett Park. The High Court has asked the government why a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry should not be conducted into the matter. During the hearing of the Public Interest Litigation on Monday, the Chief Justice's bench remarked that considering the seriousness of the case and the suspicious role of top officials, why not send it to the CBI? The next hearing has been fixed for September 1. It has been reported that between 2017 and 2022, trees were cut in Jim Corbett for the construction work of Tiger Safari and other tourist facilities. Boundary walls and buildings were also constructed in the National Park.

Lalu Prasad Yadav, the Rastriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo on Monday posted his reply with the Supreme Court of India on Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) opposing his bail in the Fodder case. On Monday, Lalu Prasad Yadav said that the CBI cannot ask the apex court to revoke the bail order ‘simply because the agency is dissatisfied’. The investigative agency challenged orders of Jharkhand High Court that granted bail to the RJD president in four cases relating to multi-crore fodder scam (Dumka, Chaibasa, Doranda, Deogarh treasuries).

Adani CBI investigation: It was reported by PTI that the CBI has concluded its investigation into allegations of irregularities in the contract awarding process for the supply of imported coal to the Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation, which involved Adani Enterprises and a former chairman of the National Cooperative Consumer Federation. The central agency has filed the closure report for the 2020 case, which also included bookings for senior adviser S C Singhal and then-NCCF managing director G P Gupta, before a special CBI court, according to PTI report.

CBI has closed its case against Adani Enterprises and a former National Cooperative Consumer Federation chairman for alleged irregularities in the award of a contract for supplying imported coal to the Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation, officials said. The central agency has filed before a special CBI court the closure report in the case registered in 2020 in which it had also booked the then NCCF managing director G P Gupta and senior adviser S C Singhal.

Central Board of Investigation a case of alleged misappropriation of funds given under minority student scholarships. The central government provides scholarships for minority students under the scheme started in 2007-08. As per ministry data, ₹22,000 crore had been given as scholarships till 2021-22.

Arvind Kejriwal on Friday attacked the BJP-led Centre, saying the ordinance on services matter was brought as money power and the threat of the ED and the CBI failed in Delhi. In a speech in the Assembly, he also claimed that the BJP has brought the «Sanghi» model of democracy through the Services Bill while asserting that the 2024 Lok Sabha elections will be fought on the issue of full statehood for the national capital.Kejriwal alleged that the «democratic rights of the people of Delhi were trampled through the ordinance and the bill».

Lalu Prasad Yadav who is out on bail in alleged fodder scam case had landed in trouble as Central Bureau of Investigation has challenged the bail order in Supreme Court. The Apex court will hear the matter on 25 August. The investigative agency challenged orders of Jharkhand High Court that granted bail to the RJD president in four cases relating to multi-crore fodder scam (Dumka, Chaibasa, Doranda, Deogarh treasuries).

Supreme Court has agreed for early hearing on pleas filed by the CBI challenging the bail granted by the Jharkhand High Court to RJD President Lalu Prasad in connection with multi-crore fodder scam. As per the details available on the apex court's website, the matter is likely to be taken up for hearing on August 25.

Mamata Banerjee said on Monday that the Centre is “bulldozing” the state governments and the central agencies like ED and CBI are being sent to the opposition ruled states. The Centre is trying to deprive the people of Bengal by not disbursing funds for Bengal. However, Banerjee said that she will fight it out and has called for a movement on October 2, demanding funds.

ICICI Bank-Videocon's 2019 case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has claimed that credit facilities sanctioned by the bank to the Videocon group turned into non-performing assets (NPAs) of more than ₹1,000 crore. The anti-money laundering agency said it in the charge sheet filed against the ICICI Bank's former CEO Chanda Kochhar, her husband Deepak Kochhar, and Videocon founder Venugopal Dhoot on Saturday.

ANI. Most witnesses said they failed to hear what Tytler told the mob but they saw him alight from the car and make a speech that triggered the rampage, reported PTI. Congress leader Jagdish Tytler is charged with murder and instigating violence leading to the killings in the Pul Bangash area on 1 November 1984.

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots revealed eyewitness accounts, who alleged Congress leader incited the mob to commit acts of violence, including killing Sikhs and looting their shops. In its, chargesheet, the central agency said that according to the eyewitness, the Congress leader came out of his white ambassador car and started instigating the mob. «He (Jagdish) came out of his car and instigated the mob to first kill Sikhs and then asked them to loot their shops,» the chargesheet said.