Saradha Scam

Calcutta High Court To Hear Ex-Top Cop's Plea In Saradha Scam On July 2

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 12, 2019

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday fixed July 2 for the hearing of former Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar's plea seeking quashing of a notice served on him by the CBI.

Saradha Scam: CBI Questions IPS Officer For Seven Hours On Second Day

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 31, 2019

IPS officer Arnab Ghosh was grilled for seven hours by the CBI on Thursday as he appeared before the agency for the second consecutive day in connection with the multi-crore Saradha scam.

Ex-Kolkata Top Cop Moves Court, Seeks Cancellation Of CBI Notice

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 30, 2019

Former West Bengal police chief Rajeev Kumar today moved the Calcutta High Court, seeking cancellation of the CBI notice served to him over alleged suppression of facts in the Saradha chit fund scam case. CBI had asked Rajeev Kumar to appear before it and help with investigation in the case.

Saradha Scam: CBI Questions Police Official For Over 9 Hours

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 29, 2019

Police officer Arnab Ghosh, one of the SIT members that initially probed the Saradha scam, was grilled for more than nine hours by the CBI today over alleged suppression of evidence, 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.

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.

Election 2019: Saradha Scam Accused To Contest In West Bengal Assembly Bypoll

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 25, 2019

In a rehabilitation of Saradha scam accused Madan Mitra, a former West Bengal minister, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee today named him as the party's candidate for the by-election to Bhatpara assembly seat.

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.

"Syndicate Raj Being Operated In Bengal": Ex-Chhattisgarh Chief Minister

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

Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh on Sunday alleged that the West Bengal government is being run like a private company by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, creating an atmosphere of fear and threat in the state.

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.

"We'll Remember," Upset Mamata Banerjee Tells Sonia Gandhi In Parliament

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday February 13, 2019

A furious Mamata Banerjee today refused to calm down when Sonia Gandhi reached out to her after a Congress leader of Bengal attacked her in parliament.

Kolkata Top Cop, Ex-Trinamool Leader Appear Before CBI For Questioning

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Monday February 11, 2019

Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar on Monday appeared before the CBI for questioning for the third time in connection with investigations in chit fund cases. Mr Kumar arrived at the CBI office at 11 am, an hour after former Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh, another accused in the chit fund scam, arrived.

Kolkata Police Commissioner Questioned For 8 Hours In Shillong As Political Row Simmers

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Saturday February 9, 2019

Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar was questioned in Shillong by the CBI today for eight hours over his alleged role in destroying evidence related to the Saradha chit fund scam.

"Wedding On, But Who's The Groom?": Shivraj Chouhan Mocks Grand Alliance At Bengal Rally

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday February 6, 2019

Fuming over the cancellation of his Murshidabad rally due to alleged obstacles put up by the West Bengal government, senior BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan today accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of "welcoming outsiders with open arms" while making it difficult for Indian citizens to enter the state.

"Pained," Says Himanta Sarma After Mamata Banerjee Links Him To Saradha Scam

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Tuesday February 5, 2019

Assam minister and BJP's important leader in the northeast Himanta Biswa Sarma said he was "pained" that the Bengal chief minister whom he "respects a lot" was "dragging his name" in a scam without stating the "facts".