Kolkata Police

CBI Summons Ex-Kolkata Top Cop Rajeev Kumar, Arrest Likely Today: Sources

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Monday May 27, 2019

Former Kolkata police chief Rajeev Kumar could be arrested today if he appears for questioning by the Central Bureau of Investigation in the Saradha chit fund scam today, sources told NDTV.

CBI Alerts Airports To Stop Ex-Kolkata Top Cop Rajeev Kumar From Flying Abroad

India News | Written by Arvind Gunasekar | Sunday May 26, 2019

Former Kolkata police chief Rajeev Kumar should not be allowed to leave the country, the Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI has said in a lookout notice to airports and ports in connection with its probe into the Saradha chit fund scam in West Bengal. Mr Kumar is accused of destroying evidence related to the Ponzi scheme when he was heading the...

Saradha Scam: Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Ex-Kolkata Police Commissioner's Plea

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 23, 2019

The former police commissioner was granted protection from arrest for a seven-day period which is expiring on May 24.

Top Court Refuses To Set Up Special Bench For Ex-Kolkata Top Cop's Plea

India News | ANI | Tuesday May 21, 2019

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to set up special bench to hear former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar's plea seeking extension of the seven-day period granted to him to approach a competent court after his protection from arrest was vacated in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam.

Ex-Kolkata Top Cop Moves Supreme Court, Seeks Extension Of Protection

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 20, 2019

Former Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar today moved the Supreme Court seeking extension of the seven-day protection granted to him by the top court in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam case.

Ex-Kolkata Top Cop Gets 7 Days To Seek Protection From Arrest By CBI

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Friday May 17, 2019

Former Kolkata police chief Rajeev Kumar has been given seven days to seek protection from arrest by the CBI for his alleged role in destroying evidence related to the Saradha chit fund scam in West Bengal when he was heading the probe.

Supreme Court Order On Protection From Arrest To Ex-Kolkata Top Cop Today

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 16, 2019

The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce verdict on Friday on the CBI application seeking vacation of the order which granted interim protection from arrest to former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar in the Saradha chit fund scam.

Ex-Kolkata Top Cop Rajeev Kumar, Sent To Delhi, Reports To Home Ministry

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Debanish Achom | Thursday May 16, 2019

Former Kolkata police chief Rajeev Kumar reported for duty at the Home Ministry in Delhi today after the Election Commission relieved him as the additional director general of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in West Bengal. The poll commission's move to attach him with the Home Ministry came after violence during a rally by BJP chief Am...

Girl Who Placed 4th In ISC Made Senior Cop For A Day, Is Father's 'Boss'

Kolkata News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 9, 2019

Richa Singh, who came fourth nationally in the ISC examination, was on Wednesday made a 'deputy commissioner' of Kolkata police for a day in appreciation of her achievement.

Missing Girl From Delhi Ashram Rescued From Kolkata's Sonagachi

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 1, 2019

A girl who went missing from Sanskar Ashram in Delhi last year has been rescued from the red light area of Sonagachi in Kolkata, police said Tuesday.

Top Court Asks CBI For Proof After It Seeks Custody Of Ex-Kolkata Top Cop

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Tuesday April 30, 2019

The Supreme Court today asked the CBI to show evidence for seeking custodial interrogation of former Kolkata police chief Rajeev Kumar for his alleged role in destroying evidence related to the Saradha chit fund scam in West Bengal when he was heading the probe.

Targeted In Saradha Case Due To Conflict Of Interest In CBI: Rajeev Kumar

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 18, 2019

Former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar today told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that he was targeted by CBI in the Saradha Chit fund case due to "mala fide intent" and "conflict of interest" of former interim director M Nageshwara Rao, as his family members were under the scanner post-demonetisation.

Former Kolkata Top Cop's Response Sought On CBI's Plea Seeking His Arrest

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 8, 2019

The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar on the CBI's plea seeking his arrest in the multi-crore Saradha chit fund case.

Poll Body Rebuts Mamata Banerjee's Allegations On Officials' Transfers

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday April 8, 2019

A day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee shot off an angry letter to the Election Commission after it transferred four senior police officers, including the Kolkata Police Commissioner, the poll panel on Sunday issued a point-by-point rejoinder dismissing her charges and iterating it was well within its rights to effect the changes.

CBI Seeks Supreme Court Permission To Arrest Top Cop Rajeev Kumar

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 8, 2019

The CBI has moved to Supreme Court seeking recall of the court's February 5 order staying the arrest of former Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar to let the agency put him to custodial interrogation in the Saradha and Rose Valley ponzi scam cases.