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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicSpecial Investigation Team

Topic: Special Investigation Team

Why SC gave split verdict on Maharashtra plea to review order for ‘Hindu-Muslim’ SIT in Akola riots case

Same judges who unanimously ordered probe panel differ after govt plea. Justice Sanjay Kumar dismissed the review petition, while Justice Sharma said govt's contention needed to be considered.

SC’s clean chit to Reliance’s Vantara: What court-appointed SIT’s sealed report said

Top court dismisses all allegations of animal smuggling, illegality & poor welfare standards against the wildlife rescue-rehabilitation project, noting that SIT found no violation of law.

SC-appointed SIT has 195 questions for Reliance’s Vantara; CBI, ED may be roped in

SIT to probe allegations of mistreatment and non-compliance of animal acquisition rules, made in court petitions based on social media & news reports.

Twist in Dharamsthala case as never-before-seen videos surface of whistleblower now in SIT custody

Several of these videos, which were supposedly recorded before 4 July, were released a day after his arrest by the SIT on Saturday over charges of perjury.

‘Exhume body, reopen case’: Kin of teen murdered 38 yrs ago to SIT probing Dharmasthala ‘mass burials’

Bengaluru: The family of Padmalatha, a teenager who was kidnapped and murdered in Dharmasthala, has approached the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to reopen the...

Skull, remains of saree found from site near Nethravati river as Dharmasthala probe gathers pace

Remains were found Monday near site number 11, but not while excavating, says a police officer. It is the second such recovery in the ongoing SIT probe.

Dharmasthala mass burial probe: Partial skeletal remains found at 6th site on day 3 of search

Though recovery marks a breakthrough after two days of search by SIT, there is no confirmation on whether they belong to one of the alleged victims of murder, rape and torture.

Colonel assault: 3 months ago, Chandigarh SIT was handed case for fair probe; now accused cops ‘untraceable’

After giving the SIT an earful for no real progress in investigation, Punjab & Haryana High Court handed over the case to CBI Wednesday, saying it cannot be a ‘moot spectator’.

As Telangana police crack down on actors promoting betting apps, CM Reddy announces SIT

Several renowned Tollywood actors like Rana Daggubati, Vijay Devarakonda and Prakash Raj have been booked for promoting betting apps in the past few days.

With few arrests, multiple closures, SITs probing heinous crimes, rapes in Manipur make little progress

The team probing murder & heinous crimes has made arrests in 3.7% cases since the onset of violence & closed 27.7%. The one probing sexual assault made only 2 arrests.

On Camera

The Supreme Court is losing its credibility. It should frighten us all—Maneka Gandhi

The dogs will survive whatever orders are passed. But institutions are more fragile than we imagine. Once lost, the trust they embody takes generations to rebuild.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.