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TopicCentral Bureau of Investigation

Topic: Central Bureau of Investigation

Ex-DyGM of Nagpur ordnance factory rigged tender to favour bogus firm helmed by cousin—CBI FIR

Deepak Lamba allegedly established Automation Engineering & Industrial Services in July 2022 when he was DGM, Ordnance Factory Ambajhari. Rs 1.71-cr tender awarded just 4 months after.

‘Band of brothers’ tendency to judicial delays, police brutality cases often follow the same script

A special court in Mohali earlier this August declared 5 retired Punjab Police personnel guilty in the custodial deaths of 7 young men in staged encounters in 1993.

Caged parrot or fearless eagle? India should give the Shastri formula a try

While the CBI has built its reputation as a premier crime investigation agency by cracking high profile cases, many other cases have remained unresolved or resulted in acquittals.

SC issues pan-India guidelines to protect mental health of students in colleges & coaching centres

Justices Vikram Nath & Sandeep Mehta issued the guidelines, while hearing a petition by the father of a student who died by suicide in Andhra Pradesh, seeking a CBI probe. 

SC declines stay on trial against RJD chief Lalu Yadav in land-for-jobs case

Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Yadav, sought the stay by contending that there was no prior approval obtained by CBI under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

Fugitive businesswoman accused in 2002 import-export fraud case extradited from US after 2 decades

Monika Kapoor is accused of committing fraud of Rs 1.44 cr in 1998. CBI team is returning with her to India, where she will face trial. Her brothers, also accused, were convicted in 2017.

Indians charged by CBI for 2008 & 2011 murders in UAE & Bahrain—the cases & law barring extradition

These are among unique cases investigated by CBI, based on recommendations from govt, and material evidence shared by MEA as provided by foreign authorities.

What is CBI’s case against Tata firm, Nehru Port Trust officials booked in Rs 800 cr dredging ‘scam’

CBI FIR, filed Wednesday, came more than three years after the agency opened a preliminary enquiry into allegations of collusion between JNPT officials and some private firms.

French embassy visa fraud case: Under India’s 1st silver notice from Interpol, CBI to trace assets abroad

Agency files charge sheet against 8, including local law officer in embassy's visa dept. Officer allegedly lured applicants into paying huge sums of money to obtain Schengen visas.

Fake schools, forged signatures, CBI argues in land for job scam against Lalu Yadav

The CBI has alleged that RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav & others gave Indian Railways jobs in return for land. The case is listed before the Rouse Avenue court.

On Camera

UPSC Civil Services Exam has been reduced to a memory test. That’s not how you select officers

India’s civil services were once called the ‘steel frame’. But steel is forged in fire, not moulded in a coaching class. While dilution has made the exam easier, it has also made it harder to find the game-changers we need.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

China navy achieves breakthrough with new fighter jet launch system. What are electromagnetic catapults

China’s most advanced aircraft carrier—Fujian—uses electromagnetic catapults, a core component of future aircraft carriers.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.