“Synergy” and “mutual relationship” will be the key phrases as the CBI tells the Standing Committee of Parliament in a forthcoming presentation about its decision to come on board the Lokpal. In his presentation, CBI Director A P Singh is expected to demand greater functional autonomy and treatment as an “equal partner”, not as a subordinate agency of the Lokpal. The agency is also expected to argue for its director — who...
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CBI may exhume Shehla's body by Deshdeep Saxena
RTI activist Shehla Masood's body may be exhumed for further investigations and a re-postmortem. Sources claimed that as the CBIinvestigations progressed, the premium investigating agency is contemplating having another look at the body. Shehla was shot dead on August 16 from point blank range, 22 days back, and was buried the same day. Now the point being pondered by the CBI is that if they go ahead with digging out...
More »City CBI to probe RTI activist's murder by Asseem Shaikh
The CBI unit of Pune has taken over the investigations in the sensational murder case of RTI activist Satish Shetty. The case was earlier being handled by CBI, Mumbai office, following an order from the Bombay high court. CBI Director Amar Pratap Singh issued an order on August 4 to transfer the case to the Pune office. CBI deputy inspector general of police Pravin Salunke said, "The Pune office is in a...
More »Mining lease glare on Jagan
-The Telegraph CBI officials today said Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy could be questioned for alleged underhand deals in granting mining leases after suspected links emerged between the Andhra Pradesh MP and arrested Bellary baron Gali Janardhana Reddy. The sources said the agency had evidence of links between Janardhana’s Obulapuram Mining Corporation (OMC) and Jagan’s business activities. The allegation is the latest against the Kadapa MP, who is alleged to have struck “quid pro quo”...
More »'Corrupt' IT commissioner in CBI net
-The Times of India The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday arrested an income tax commissioner Daya Shankar in Mumbai for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 2 lakh from a private company for passing a favourable order in an appeal matter. "Shankar, commissioner IT (appeals), was arrested this morning from his office in Bandra for demanding and accepting bribe for settling and issuing a favourable order in an appeal matter...
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