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CBI gets two more months for probe in Asthana case
Additional solicitor general Vikramjit Banerjee, representing the CBI, said Letters Rogatory (LRs) have been sent to the US and UAE and the response is awaited due to which the investigation could not be completed.
Updated on Oct 10, 2019 02:34 AM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
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
Modi government looks to crack down on drug smuggling
According to home ministry officials, a joint coordination committee, formed only last month under NCB director general Rakesh Asthana, met on Wednesday for the first time to discuss ways to curb the drug trade. According to estimates, India is abusing 36 tons of heroin each year.
Updated on Aug 08, 2019 07:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Shishir Gupta
Rakesh Asthana gets additional charge as Narcotics Control Bureau chief
The appointment comes at a time when drug problem in several states, especially in Punjab, has assumed alarming proportions
Published on Jul 31, 2019 11:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times, 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