Kolkata Police Chief

Ex-Kolkata Police chief Rajeev Kumar Moves District Court For Bail

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 17, 2019

After a special court refused to hear his plea on Tuesday, former Kolkata Police chief Rajeev Kumar moved Barasat District Sessions Court for anticipatory bail in the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam case.

Ex-Kolkata Top Cop Skips CBI Summons In Chit Fund Case, Says On Leave

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Debanish Achom | Monday May 27, 2019

Former Kolkata police chief Rajeev Kumar did not appear for questioning byCBI officials in Kolkata today despite a summon sent to him on Sunday night in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam, sources said.

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.

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.

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...

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.

File Affidavit On Alleged Contempt By Bengal Cops, CBI Told

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 28, 2019

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed CBI Director Rishi Kumar Shukla to file an affidavit giving details about the alleged contempt committed by West Bengal police and the then Kolkata police chief Rajeev Kumar in connection with Saradha chit fund scam cases.

Saradha Hearing Deferred Till Tomorrow, Kolkata Police Chief To Appear

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 19, 2019

The Supreme Court Tuesday decided not to pass any order on summoning West Bengal chief secretary, DGP and Kolkata police commissioner for their personal presence before it in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam in which the three have been issued contempt notice.

Days After CBI Grilling, Kolkata Police Chief Transferred, To Head CID

Kolkata News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Tuesday February 19, 2019

Rajeev Kumar, the Kolkata top cop, who was questioned by the CBI in connection with the Saradha and Rose Valley scam cases, was transferred today as Additional Director General (ADG) and Inspector General of Police (IGP) Crime Investigation Department or CID. Rajeev Kumar was the police chief of Kolkata for three years and his transfer was due befo...

Didn't Obstruct CBI Probe Into Saradha: Bengal Police Officers To Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 18, 2019

The West Bengal government and its police denied the CBI's allegations in the Supreme Court on Monday that they obstructed investigation into the Saradha chit fund scam cases, with the state police asserting the central agency forcefully tried to enter the Kolkata police chief's home on February 3 without valid papers.

Saradha Scam Case: Kolkata Police Chief Questioned For Fifth Day In A Row

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 13, 2019

Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar appeared before the CBI for the fifth consecutive day on Wednesday to face questioning in connection with the chit fund scam cases, an official said.

"Centre's Vendetta": Amarinder Singh Dubs CBI Action On Kolkata Police Chief

India News | Written by Mohammad Ghazali | Thursday February 7, 2019

Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh today reacted strongly to the stand-off between Mamata Banerjee's government and the CBI and described the central agency's action as a sheer case of victimization, which was unacceptable in a democratic polity. He also spoke about Robert Vadra's ED investigation saying that even those cases were "victimization...

CBI To Question Kolkata Police Chief On February 9 In Shillong

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 7, 2019

Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar will be questioned by the CBI in Shillong on February 9 in connection with the multi-crore Saradha chit-fund scam, officials said today, two days after the Supreme Court directed him to "faithfully" cooperate into the investigation.