NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday registered an FIR and conducted searches at premises linked to Reliance Communications (RCOM) and its Promoter Director Anil Ambani in connection with an alleged large-scale bank fraud, officials told news agency PTI.A CBI team from Delhi carried out early morning searches at Ambani’s residence in…
Forty-two-year-old Jasveen Sangha, of Indian origin and dubbed the “Ketamine Queen”, has earned her notorious moniker not just in press coverage but also in official court filings. Sangha, who pleaded guilty to supplying the ketamine that caused the death of Friends actor Matthew Perry, also admitted to selling the drug to multiple other clients, including…
NEW DELHI: Indian Railways has launched its longest-ever freight train, ‘Rudrastra,’ measuring about 4.5 kilometres in length.Formed by linking six standard-length rakes, the train consisted of 354 wagons and was powered by seven locomotives. It travelled from Ganjkhwaja to Garhwa Road, covering the 200-km route at an average speed of 40 km/h.Union minister of railways,…
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted its first-ever search operations in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in connection with a financial fraud involving the Andaman and Nicobar State Cooperative Bank (ANSCB). The searches covered nine locations in and around Port Blair and two sites in Kolkata.The investigation reportedly stems from a case registered by…
NEW DELHI: The Agra and Uttarakhand police, in a joint effort, have arrested six individuals linked to the Chhangur gang, an international religious conversion racket operating out of Pakistan and Dubai. Confirming the arrests on Saturday, Dehradun senior superintendent of police (SSP) Ajay Singh also revealed how the accused, Chhangur Baba, tried to bypass the…
LUCKNOW: Enforcement Directorate on Thursday raided 14 locations — 12 in UP’s Balrampur and 2 in Mumbai — linked to Jamaluddin, alias Chhangur Baba, the alleged mastermind behind illegal mass religious conversions, as part of its probe in suspected Rs 100-crore foreign funding and money laundering racket. Preliminary findings indicate that around Rs 68 crore…
Sian was arrested in Arizona on June 27. Court documents show that he also had operational ties with chemical suppliers linked to the Chinese Communist Party NEW DELHI: The US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has busted an ISI-China-Canada linked international drug cartel and arrested a notorious Indo-Canadian gangster, Opinder Singh Sian aka Thanos, running a…
Nehal Modi, the younger brother of fugitive businessman Nirav Modi, was arrested by US authorities following an extradition request from Indian agencies. His arrest took place on 4 July after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) jointly requested his extradition, according to the United States department of justice.Authorities are seeking…
Sanjay Bhandari (File photo) NEW DELHI: A Delhi special court on Saturday declared arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari a Fugitive under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act today, following an application by the Enforcement Directorate.The special court issued the order under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act 2018.This ruling will likely strengthen India’s position in pursuing his extradition…
NEW DELHI: There is no direct link between Covid-19 vaccination and sudden deaths in the country, Union health ministry said Wednesday, a day after Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah claimed over 20 people had died of heart attack in a month in Hassan district. The CM said “hasty approval and distribution” of the vaccine could be a…