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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 24 (ANI): IDFC FIRST Bank has credited ₹583 crore to departments of the Government of Haryana within 24 hours, honouring 100 per cent of the principal and interest claimed following a fraud incident at its Chandigarh branch, the bank said on Tuesday. According to a statement issued by the bank, preliminary findings indicate that certain branch employees allegedly acted fraudulently in clearing forged instruments and payment instructions, potentially in col ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday stressed the need to set up exclusive courts to expedite trials in cases filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). "The concept we have in mind is that these special courts should act as an emergency ward in a hospital," Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, heading a division bench, orally remarked. Trials in cases filed under the UAPA and those being pursued by the NIA need to be expedited witho ...Read More >
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday declined to take cognisance of a charge sheet, filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the National Herald case, which names senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. The court said that it was impermissible in law to take judicial note of the charge sheet and summon the Gandhis. The court also detailed in its 117-page order that ED's case reflected a unilateral overreach of the other law enforcement agency viz. the Central Bureau of Investi ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday orally observed that the NIA courts should be something like an emergency ward in a hospital, and, if there is a NIA trial then all other matters can be taken away from that court, which would allow it to completely focus on the NIA matter. The central government informed the apex court that to ensure speedy trial, it has decided to set up a dedicated NIA court in each state and union territory and more than one court at places where there are over 10 cas ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) Holding that cognisance of the ED's complaint in the National Herald case was "impermissible in law" as it was not founded on an FIR, a Delhi court has declined to take cognisance of the complaint against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and five others. Special Judge Vishal Gogne said an investigation and the consequent prosecution complaint (equivalent to chargesheet) pertaining to the offence of money laundering is "not maintainable" in the absence of an FI ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Sajid Akram, one of the suspects in the recent mass shooting at Bondi beach in Australia, is a native of Hyderabad, the Telangana Police said on Tuesday. He migrated to Australia 27 years ago and had limited contact with his family in Hyderabad, the Telangana DGP office said in a statement. The factors that led to radicalisation of Sajid Akram and his son Naveed Akram appear to have no connection with India or any local influence in Telangana, it said. Sajid Akram completed his B.C ...Read More >
The Delhi Drugs Control Department inspected 27 wholesale drug dealers at Bhagirath Palace, finding over 10 firms violating rules. A separate raid in Sadar Bazar with police seized a large stash of counterfeit and spurious medicines. Stepping up its crackdown on the illegal drug trade, the Drugs Control Department of the Government of NCT of Delhi conducted a special inspection and enforcement drive at Bhagirath Palace. The intensified action was carried out under the directions of Health Minis ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): Stepping up its crackdown on the illegal drug trade, the Drugs Control Department of the Government of NCT of Delhi conducted a special inspection and enforcement drive at Bhagirath Palace. The intensified action was carried out under the directions of Health Minister Dr Pankaj Kumar Singh, in line with the CM Rekha Gupta-led Delhi Government's firm resolve to ensure the availability of safe, effective and quality medicines for the public. According to the ...Read More >
Thirty-five Indians were deported from the US, arriving in Delhi late Saturday. Most were from Haryana's Kaithal, Karnal, and Kurukshetra districts. Deportees spoke of immense financial loss and the perilous 'donkey route'. They had spent lakhs of rupees pursuing a better future. The US has intensified its crackdown on illegal immigrants.The latest batch of Indians deported by the US included 35 people from Haryana's Kaithal, Karnal and Kurukshetra districts, officials said on Sunday. A plane c ...Read More >
The Supreme Court will hear a case concerning victims of digital arrest. Fraudsters are using forged documents to extort money from innocent people. This criminal enterprise involves impersonating judicial and probe agency officials. The court is taking stern action to unearth the full extent of these crimes. This matter strikes at the foundation of public trust in the judicial system. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a suo motu matter on victims of digital arrest who are defrauded by usi ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to all states and Union Territories regarding incidents of digital arrest scams across the country. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi asked all the states to furnish details of cyber arrest cases pending for investigation and posted the matter for hearing on November 3. It also contemplated handing over the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and inquired whether the CBI has ...Read More >
Lakhvinder Kumar, a key associate of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang In a major success for law enforcement agencies, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), has secured the return of wanted fugitive Lakhvinder Kumar from the United States, the CBI said on Saturday. Kumar, a key associate of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, was deported and arrived in India on October 25, 2025, where he was immediately t ...Read More >
Mumbai police have apprehended a key suspect in a massive mephedrone seizure case. Mohammed Salim Mohammed Sohail Shaikh was brought back from Dubai after his deportation. He is the third accused to be extradited from the UAE in this operation. The police had previously busted a drug manufacturing unit in Sangli district, seizing contraband worth Rs 252 crore. The Mumbai police have arrested a key accused in a Rs 252-crore mephedrone seizure case after his deportation from Dubai, officials said ...Read More >
Patna: The Election Commission on Friday directed all enforcement agencies and security forces to take proactive and preventive measures to ensure that drugs, liquor and cash are not used to influence voters during the Bihar assembly elections.The directive followed a high-level meeting of the Multi-Departmental Committee on Election Intelligence (MDCEI) held at Nirvachan Sadan in New Delhi. The commission asked enforcement agencies to identify and map constituencies vulnerable to the transporta ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 19 (PTI) The Election Commission has reactivated its economic intelligence panel after a gap of six years to curb the use of money, liquor and drugs to influence voters ahead of the Bihar polls. The Multi-Departmental Committee on Election Intelligence (MDCEI) met here on Friday for the first time since 2019 to fine-tune the strategy of enforcement agencies and central police forces to prevent the use of money power and freebies to sway voters in poll-bound Bihar. The committee ...Read More >
A 72-year-old Mumbai businessman was allegedly duped of Rs 58 crore in a 'digital arrest' scam, one of the largest such cyber frauds reported involving an individual. Fraudsters posing as ED and CBI officials intimidated him and his wife via video calls, claiming he was involved in a money laundering case, and pressured him to transfer money to multiple bank accounts over two months. A 72-year-old businessman in Mumbai has allegedly been duped of a staggering Rs 58 crore in a 'digital arrest' s ...Read More >
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has unveiled a strategic plan to set up advanced, globally recognized prisons in each state for fugitives, aiming to enhance the justice system. He proposes revoking the passports of those with Interpol red notices, a move designed to hinder their international travel and mitigate the risk of them evading accountability. New Delhi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday suggested the creation of a special prison for fugitives in each state that meets internation ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Friday asked enforcement agencies and security forces to take proactive and preventive action during the Bihar elections to ensure drugs, liquor and cash are not used to sway voters. The meeting was held to prepare a comprehensive roadmap to combat the pernicious effects of cash and other inducements in elections, the poll authority said. The different agencies briefed the commission regarding their preparation, steps taken and proposed to be taken for ens ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday took suo motu cognisance of incidents of digital arrest scams, where fraudsters impersonate law enforcement agencies or judicial authorities to extort money from citizens, particularly senior citizens, and sought a response from the Centre and the CBI. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi observed that the fabrication of judicial orders bearing forged signatures of the judges strikes at the very foundation of the pub ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 16 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said a "ruthless approach" must be adopted to bring every fugitive before the Indian justice system in a time-bound manner. He also underlined that India cannot be truly secure until those residing abroad and harming the country's economy, sovereignty, and security begin to fear the Indian laws. Addressing a conference on 'Extradition of Fugitives - Challenges and Strategies' organised by the CBI here, Shah asked all the states ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 16 (PTI) The processing time for requests from the country's law enforcement agencies to Interpol to issue a Red Notice for the detention of a fugitive has drastically decreased, on average, from 14 months to three months now, CBI Director Praveen Sood said on Thursday. In his welcome address at a conference on 'Extradition of Fugitives: Challenges and Strategies' organised by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and inaugurated by Home Minister Amit Shah, Sood said only eig ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 16: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Thursday, underscored the need for a ruthless and coordinated crackdown on fugitives evading Indian law from foreign lands, stressing that no offender, whether an economic fugitive, cybercriminal or terrorist, should escape the reach of law. Addressing a national conference on "Extradition of Fugitives - Challenges and Strategies" organised by CBI in New Delhi, Shah said the government's approach towards such offenders must be one of zero tol ...Read More >
West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose on Wednesday put up a detailed report before President Droupadi Murmu and the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) regarding the alleged gangrape of a Dalit medical student in West Burdwan district's Durgapur town. A Raj Bhavan source corroborated that the submission by the Governor consists of observations made during his Durgapur visit last week, as well as information from his meetings with the victim's family. The precise contents of the top-level repor ...Read More >
Hyderabad: This year, women make up about 36% of the passing-out batch from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) -- the highest in the institution's history, said Amit Garg, director of the academy. The national police academy will hold its Dikshant Parade on Oct 17, marking the successful completion of Phase I training. Garg revealed that a total of 190 officer trainees, including 174 IPS probationers and 16 foreign officers from Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives, would re ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted search operations at eight locations across Mumbai, including Dongri, Mazgaon, Worli and other and adjoining areas linked premises, in connection with a money laundering probe against a suspected drug trafficking network allegedly operated by Faisal Javed Shaikh and his wife, Alfiya Faisal Shaikh. According to officials, the searches are being carried out under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, ...Read More >
The Enforcement Directorate has issued a crucial clarification regarding arrests. It states that digital or online arrests are not part of the anti-money laundering law. All arrests are conducted physically and in person, following due procedure. The agency also warned against fake summons being sent by criminals for cheating and extortion. There is no concept of digital or online arrest under the anti-money laundering law and the ED undertakes such a procedure only in person, the federal probe ...Read More >
New Delhi Oct 8, (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said today it has uncovered instances of con artists issuing fake summons to individuals in an attempt to extort money and derail investigations. The agency has vowed to take action against these fraudsters. "In the course of investigations, the Directorate of Enforcement issues summons under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA)," the ED stated. "However, we have no ...Read More >
Leh, Ladakh: The Ladakh administration has announced a magisterial inquiry into the September 24 violence in Leh and the police action, which left four people dead. The inquiry will probe the causes of the clashes, identify those responsible, and examine the handling of the situation by law enforcement agencies. Officials have assured that the probe will be conducted in a time-bound manner to ensure accountability and restore public confidence amid the ongoing tensions in the region. The inqu ...Read More >
Ladakh Administration on Tuesday rejected claims of a "witch-hunt" or a "smoke-screen" operation against activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was detained under the National Security Act last week. It asserted that the actions taken by law enforcement agencies were based on credible inputs and documents. IMAGE: Activist Sonam Wangchuk was arrested under NSA last week. Photograph: @Wangchuk66/X The administration appealed that the process of law should be allowed to take its own course and expressed co ...Read More >
The geopolitically sensitive region of Ladakh in northern India recently experienced an unusual wave of anger after four civilians were killed in a protest by police, and a popular environmental activist was arrested. The discontentment in this fragile territory may not bode well for India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Known for its stark beauty and strategic importance in South Asia, India's northern Ladakh region had remained relatively calm for decades, despite being outlined by some of th ...Read More >
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