Central Bureau of Investigation
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is the domestic crime investigating agency of India. It operates under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. Originally set up to investigate bribery and governmental corruption, in 1965 it received expanded jurisdiction to investigate breaches of central laws enforceable by the Government of India, multi-state organised crime, multi-agency or international cases. CBI is exempted from the provisions of the Right to Information Act. CBI is India's officially designated single point of contact to act as the liaison with Interpol. The CBI headquarter is located in CGO Complex, near Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi.
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CBI probing Coast Guard ex-chief for tampering of ACRsCBI has filed an FIR against former Coast Guard director general K Natrajan for allegedly tampering with confidential reports of senior officers. The probe found irregularities and manipulations,..IndiaTimes - Published | |
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Relief to Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah as HC bins plea for CBI's Muda probeIndiaTimes - Published | |
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Three customs and central excise officials convicted in bribery case by special CBI court in HaryanaIndiaTimes - Published | |
RG Kar horror: ‘Shocked’ Didi says govt will seek death for ‘monster’ in HCBengal CM Mamata Banerjee has announced plans to appeal for the death penalty for Sanjay Roy, who received life imprisonment instead, referring to him as a 'monster.' Banerjee expressed dismay at the..IndiaTimes - Published | 'RG Kar case forcibly taken from Kolkata Police': Mamata Banerjee blames CBI for no death penalty to convict Sanjay RoyWest Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee criticizes the CBI for removing the rape and murder case of an on-duty doctor from Kolkata Police. A Kolkata court sentenced the convict, Sanjay Roy, to life imprisonment..IndiaTimes - Published |
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Get Supreme Court, division bench nod for fresh probe: HC to RG Kar victim's kinThe Calcutta High Court advised the parents of the RG Kar rape-and-murder victim to seek clarification regarding their plea for a further probe. The parents' counsel expressed distrust in the current..IndiaTimes - Published | Dalit staffer ends life amid CBI probe into fraud caseA Dalit post office employee in Bulandshahr died by suicide after CBI questioning related to a Rs 2.5 crore embezzlement case. Rahul Kumar, suspended for alleged negligence, left a note claiming..IndiaTimes - Published |
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Protesters return to streets after CBI's RG Kar chargesheet 'failure'Doctors and citizens protested in Kolkata against CBI's alleged failure in the RG Kar rape-murder probe. They demanded speedy justice and questioned the delay in filing chargesheets against former..IndiaTimes - Published | 'Powerful escape punishment': Parents of RG Kar victim say 'System failing us' after ex-principal, 1 other get bailThe parents of a doctor raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College expressed profound disappointment after a Kolkata court granted bail to two key suspects. The CBI's failure to file charges within..IndiaTimes - Published |
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Madras HC slams Tamil Nadu, transfers hooch probe to CBIIndiaTimes - Published | CBI lodges FIR into Maharashtra bitcoin 'scam'; six bookedThe CBI has filed an FIR in the alleged Maharashtra Bitcoin scam, booking Amit Bhardwaj, Ajay Bhardwaj, and four others for allegedly collecting 80,000 Bitcoins, valued at Rs 6,606 crore, and diverting..IndiaTimes - Published |
IIT Roorkee and Kyoto University launch joint lab focused on healthy agingIIT Roorkee and Kyoto University have partnered to launch IN-CBI, a joint research laboratory in Kyoto. The lab will focus on developing solutions for global health and environmental challenges,..IndiaTimes - Published | Ex-PSC chief of Chhattisgarh arrested in Rs 45 lakh bribe caseThe Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) apprehended Taman Singh Sonwani, former Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission chairman, for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 45 lakh. The bribe was..IndiaTimes - Published |
Saudi Arabia hands over 2011 Goa riots accused to CBIThe CBI apprehended Barkat Ali, an absconding suspect in the 2011 Balli riots case, upon his deportation from Saudi Arabia. Ali, named in the CBI chargesheet, faces charges including unlawful assembly,..IndiaTimes - Published | SC stays Jharkhand HC order for CBI probe into job scam in HouseThe Supreme Court has halted a Jharkhand High Court order for a CBI investigation into an alleged assembly recruitment scam. The court admitted the assembly secretariat's plea challenging the order's..IndiaTimes - Published |
