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]Court asks why three former CBI chiefs not questioned in graft case
The court’s poser came after the agency replied to nine questions posed by the CBI judge on an earlier occasion when he had frowned at the snail’s pace of investigation in the case.
Updated on Sep 28, 2020 03:48 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Richa Banka
Dubai bizman Somesh Prasad gets bail in case that triggered CBI vs CBI
Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal recalled that because of this FIR, which led to a public spat between 2 top CBI officers in 2018, the investigating officer and Special Director Rakesh Asthana had to “endure agony” for a long time
Updated on Sep 24, 2020 01:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Richa Banka
Judge prods CBI to complete Moin Qureshi probe, seeks details on 9 points
Special CBI judge Sanjeev Aggarwal had last month frowned at slow progress in the February 2017 case registered against millionaire meat exporter Moin Qureshi
Updated on Sep 04, 2020 08:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
CBI vs CBI:Court accepts agency’s Rakesh Asthana clean chit
The special CBI court also agreed with the agency’s decision to absolve deputy superintendent of police Devender Kumar, and summoned Dubai-based brothers Manoj and Somesh Prasad as accused in the case.
Updated on Mar 08, 2020 01:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Neeraj Chauhan
CBI vs CBI: Major relief for bribery-accused Rakesh Asthana, court accepts clean chit
The acceptance of clean chit comes as a major relief for Rakesh Asthana, who has claimed since day one that “fabricated” FIR was filed against him at the behest of Alok Verma.
Updated on Mar 07, 2020 04:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Neeraj Chauhan
Officers spar in court over case on Verma, Asthana
First to draw blood on Friday in the special CBI court hearing the case against Asthana was former IO AK Bassi, who accused the current IO Satish Dagar of shielding “big names” in the case.
Updated on Feb 29, 2020 01:10 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
‘Shielded big names’: CBI vs CBI plays out in Delhi court; judge rebukes officers
At the last hearing on February 19, the court had rapped the CBI for not conducting lie detector test on its former special director Rakesh Asthana.
Updated on Feb 28, 2020 11:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Neeraj Chauhan
Rakesh Asthana gets CBI clean chit
Asthana was booked on allegations of criminal conspiracy, corruption and criminal misconduct under relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act on October 15, 2018.
Updated on Feb 12, 2020 12:01 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Neeraj Chauhan
CBI seeks more time to complete Rakesh Asthana probe
Asthana has maintained that the investigation was the result of a feud between him and the former head of CBI of Alok Verma.
Updated on Dec 11, 2019 06:45 AM IST
New Delhi | Richa Banka
CBI officer incharge of Rakesh Asthana case seeks VRS
The development could delay the probe in the first information report (FIR), registered by sacked CBI director Alok Verma last year against Asthana in which it was alleged that latter took ₹3 crore bribe from Hyderabad-based businessman Sathish Sana Babu.
Updated on Sep 26, 2019 01:45 AM IST
New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Hyderabad businessman who played key role in CBI vs CBI arrested by ED
Sana Satish Babu’s arrest is a vindication of the stand taken by the ex-CBI special director Rakesh Asthana who had taken on his boss in the agency Alok Verma.
Updated on Aug 01, 2019 12:31 AM IST
New Delhi | HT Correspondent
CVC warns govt officials against disciplinary plaints close to retirement
Every department or a government organisation has a chief vigilance officer (CVO) who is usually responsible for finalising a disciplinary proceeding against officials indulging in any activity in violation of the norms.
Updated on Jul 25, 2019 06:28 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Neeraj Chauhan
Top CBI officer Nageshwar Rao shunted out, gets posted as civil defence chief
Nageshwar Rao has been ordered to join as director general of Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guard, the government order confirming his transfer order read.
Updated on Jul 05, 2019 09:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
CBI set to probe smuggling case from Alok Verma’s tenure as chief
Alok Verma was asked to take over as Director General, Fire Services, but refused to, saying he had already reached the age of retirement in the course of his term at CBI.
Updated on Apr 20, 2019 07:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Neeraj Chauhan
Share problems: CBI chief to staff
Rishi Kumar Shukla, who was recently appointed director of Central Bureau of Investigation, has asked his officers to write to him every Friday if they had any professional or personal problems, officials in the agency familiar with the director’s new initiative said.
Updated on Mar 19, 2019 11:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Civil Aviation Security chief Rakesh Asthana among 3 officers to get top pay scale
According to a Personnel Ministry order, Asthana, a Gujarat-cadre IPS officer, along with the head of National Investigation Agency (NIA) Y C Modi were given the top pay scale of ₹2.25 lakh.
Updated on Mar 11, 2019 01:11 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Former CBI chief Alok Verma won’t attend SRCC students’ event
Alok Verma, who was invited as the keynote speaker at the SRCC event after he was reinstated to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director post by the Supreme Court last month, did not “officially” respond to the invitation by Wednesday, organisers said.
Updated on Feb 14, 2019 09:05 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Notice to CBI ex-chief Alok Verma to explain his conduct
Verma already faces departmental proceedings on three other charges. These include his alleged role in helping an accused in the IRCTC corruption case.
Published on Feb 07, 2019 11:44 PM IST
New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Ignoring Congress objection, govt may soon announce new CBI director
During the second meeting of the committee on Friday, the government is understood to have put forth a few names of officers who could be considered for appointment as the CBI director, they said.
Updated on Feb 02, 2019 11:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rajesh Ahuja and Aurangzeb Naqshbandi
PM Modi-headed panel meets to decide on CBI chief
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-headed selection committee met here Friday to decide on the new chief of the country’s premier investigative agency CBI, which is working without a regular director
Updated on Feb 01, 2019 09:22 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Alok Verma reiterates refusal to join work, tells MHA he retired on Jan 10
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had directed Verma to take charge as director general of the Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guards on Thursday.
Updated on Jan 31, 2019 10:21 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Ex-CBI chief Alok Verma may face departmental action for defying govt order
As Alok Verma did not take up the new assignment as directed, he is likely to face departmental action which may include suspension of pensionary benefits, home ministry officials said.
Published on Jan 31, 2019 07:58 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Transferred CBI SP accuses interim chief Nageswara Rao of ‘abusing’ his office
The controversies at the CBI refuse to go away with a superintendent of police accusing interim director Nageswara Rao of acting with “malice and prejudice” for transferring him after he complained about his alleged misconduct to then agency chief Alok Verma in March last year.
Updated on Jan 29, 2019 11:35 PM IST
New Delhi | HT Correspondent
CVC asks CBI to act against Alok Verma in corruption case
The government has thus far not accepted a resignation letter from Verma – leading to speculation that this is to facilitate action by the Department of Personnel and Trading.
Updated on Jan 26, 2019 08:17 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
No decision on new CBI chief, PM-led panel likely to meet again next week
The CBI has been working under interim director M Nageswara Rao after Alok Verma was removed on charges of corruption and dereliction of duty by the high-powered selection committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Updated on Jan 24, 2019 10:17 PM IST
‘Will ensure no officer with BJP link makes the cut’: Congress on CBI chief’s selection
The January 24 meeting of the selection committee headed by the Prime Minister to select the next CBI chief is expected to add to the controversy surrounding the agency with Congress leaders saying Mallikarjun Kharge will play hardball to ensure that no officer with any link to BJP makes the cut.
Updated on Jan 22, 2019 08:17 AM IST
New Delhi | HT Correspondents
Rakesh Asthana appointed director of civil aviation security
The order was formally released a day after the government curtailed Asthana’s tenure in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) following an approval by the appointments committee of the cabinet.
Updated on Jan 19, 2019 12:05 AM IST
New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Govt curtails tenure of CBI’s Rakesh Asthana, three other officers
A government order said Rakesh Asthana’s tenure at the investigation agency was being curtailed. Joint director Arun Kumar Sharma and DIG Manish Kumar Sinha, both of whom were seen to be close to Alok Verma and investigated Asthana on charges of bribery, were also removed.
Updated on Jan 18, 2019 12:05 AM IST
New Delhi | HT Correspondent
After Alok Verma’s exit, PM-led panel to meet on Jan 24 to select new CBI chief
Two days after he was conditionally reinstated by the Supreme Court as the CBI director (CBI), Alok Verma was on January 10 removed from the agency again by the high-powered selection committee and M Nageswara Rao again named interim director
Updated on Jan 16, 2019 11:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
CBI director’s selection should be decided within the system: Former NSA Narayanan
Narayanan said dissension at the top level of the CBI was not a new phenomenon but earlier such issues used to be decided primarily by the bureaucracy itself.
Published on Jan 16, 2019 07:34 AM IST
Kolkata | Indo Asian News Service