Rajesh Ahuja
Hindustan Times
New Delhi, DL, India
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Owner of car used in Pulwama attack on the run, NIA says he joined Jaish
The NIA on Monday said it has managed to identify the Maruti Eeco vehicle used in the terror attack of February 14 in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed in Pulwama and said the vehicle’s owner, Sajjad Bhat of Bijbehara in J&K’s Anantnag, was directly involved in the attack. → Read More
Pulwama attack: Maruti team sifts through debris to trace vehicle history
A team from automobile manufacturer Maruti Suzuki is helping the NIA determine the model and year of production of the Maruti Eeco vehicle that was used in the suicide bombing of a CRPF convoy last week, said officials. → Read More
Pulwama terror attack probe to focus on vehicle, militants
Investigators will on Sunday approach automobile manufacturer Maruti Suzuki in Gurgaon for help in determining the model of the vehicle that rammed into a security convoy and killed 40 men in Kashmir, officials involved in the probe said. → Read More
CAG submits Rafale audit report to President, to reach Parliament soon
The submission of the report comes a day after the Congress demanded that the top auditor Rajiv Mehrishi should recuse himself from auditing the deal as he was the finance secretary when the deal was negotiated. → Read More
Much awaited CAG report on Rafale likely to be submitted to the President tomorrow
The CAG report is ready to be submitted to the President. A copy of the report will be submitted to the government as well. → Read More
Chit fund cases: Multiple notices to West Bengal cops since 2017 but very few appearances
The CBI and West Bengal police communicated more than 20 times with regard to questioning of around two dozen state police officials in connection with the agency’s probe into the 2013 chit fund scams. But in most cases, questioning is yet to take place. → Read More
CBI vs Mamata Banerjee: How the showdown started in Kolkata and Delhi
A showdown between Kolkata Police and the CBI started at around 5pm on Sunday when the federal anti-corruption agency’s team reached the residence of city police commissioner Rajeev Kumar, said officials familiar with the development. → Read More
CBI arrests its own inspector, names another in YEIDA case
Besides inspector VS Rathore, the agency has named an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) as accused in the case. The FIR states both officials — Rathore and ASI Sunil Dutt — were posted in the agency’s training academy in Ghaziabad. → Read More
CAG finalising report on Rafale deal
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) is finalising its report on the Rafale jet fighter deal and is likely to table it in Parliament in the budget session beginning on Thursday, said officials familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified. → Read More
CBI books Kochhars, Dhoot over loan fraud
Agency searched offices of Videocon, NuPower; bank’s shares slide → Read More
‘Probe Alok Verma for bribery,’ says CVC report that cost him CBI’s top job
The commission, chief vigilance commissioner KV Chowdary and two vigilance commissioners, Sharad Kumar and TM Bhasin, also said Alok Verma tried to induct “tainted” officials in the agency despite adverse reports on them from his own officials. → Read More
CBI chief Alok Verma orders more transfers on Day 2 after reinstatement
On his first day back at work on Wednesday, after being reinstated following a Supreme Court order, Alok Verma wasted no time and scrapped all but one of the transfer orders issued by interim director M Nageswara Rao. → Read More
Back in charge of CBI, Alok Verma scraps transfer orders of interim director
Alok Verma and his deputy Rakesh Asthana had been engaged in an internecine battle that roiled the agency and almost split it down the middle, forcing the government to act. → Read More
Alok Verma back in CBI, may revoke transfer orders
The top court on Tuesday quashed the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) order divesting Alok Verma of all responsibilities and two subsequent orders of the government, one reinforcing the CVC order on Verma’s removal, and another on the appointment of Rao as interim director. → Read More
Items seized from Delhi and Amroha can make IEDs, says NIA
The NIA last week busted an ISIS-inspired module in raids in 17 places in Delhi and UP’s Amroha and arrested 10 men. The men were part of an ISIS-styled module named Harkat-e-Harb-e-Islam. → Read More
Pakistan infiltration ops shifting to Jammu border: NIA report
NIA has drawn its conclusion about the number of infiltrators after interrogating half-a-dozen overground workers (OWGs) — a nomenclature used by the J&K police for civilians who help militants — linked to Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) — who were arrested over the past year → Read More
Interpol issues Red Corner Notice against PNB fraud accused Mehul Choksi after CBI’s request
After seeking additional information from the CBI, the Interpol had initiated proceedings against Choksi and has now issued a Red Notice against him. → Read More
Why CBI wanted Christian Michel, extradited today from Dubai, in India
Christian Michel is one of three middlemen being probed in the case by the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the AgustaWestland Chopper scam. → Read More
Christian Michel, AgustaWestland middleman accused of bribery in VVIP chopper deal, being brought to India: CBI
A British national, Christian Michel is wanted in India for allegedly organising bribes in exchange for a 2007 contract for VVIP helicopters for the purchase of 12 luxury helicopters for use by top leaders, including the President, Prime Minister and former prime ministers. → Read More
CBI begins hunt for new chief as probe continues
The Department of Personnel and Training has kicked off the exercise it does every two years — to compile the list of officers at the director general level eligible for selection as the next chief of the federal agency, people familiar with the matter said. → Read More