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BJP seeks CBI probe into Gruha Lakshmi scheme

BJP seeks CBI probe into Gruha Lakshmi scheme

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The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation inquiry after the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) identified suspected irregularities worth ₹225 crore in the state’s flagship Gruha Lakshmi welfare scheme, including payments to deceased beneficiaries, duplicate bank accounts and gaps in beneficiary records. BJP seeks CBI probe into Gruha Lakshmi scheme Leader of Opposition R Ashoka described the alleged fraud as “state sponsored cybercrime” and called for an investigation by the CBI and central cybercrime agencies. BJP state president Vijayendra Yediyurappa also sought a transparent, high level inquiry, alleging that the programme had turned into a large scale scam and seeking accountability for beneficiary verification and fund transfers. The audit, covering the scheme’s implementation in 2023-24 and 2024-25, found that ₹116 crore was transferred through 5.79 lakh instalments into the accounts of 1.08 lakh beneficiaries who had died after the scheme began. The CAG said 2.88 lakh beneficiaries died during the audit period, but replacement beneficiaries from the same families were registered in only 1.03 lakh cases. The auditor also found …

60 CBI teams conduct raids at 80 locations in 16 states/UTs in cybercrimes probe

60 CBI teams conduct raids at 80 locations in 16 states/UTs in cybercrimes probe

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After detecting a fraudulent website having a similar URL as the Supreme Court’s official website, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) formed 60 special teams and carried out raids at 80 locations across 16 states and union territories as part of a major crackdown on the cybercrime infrastructure facilitating digital arrest scams, agency said on Thursday. The searches were carried out as part of an ongoing investigation aimed at dismantling a targeted operational network. (Representative |Getty) The states and UTs covered during the raids include Punjab, Gujarat, Delhi, Maharashtra, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Assam, West Bengal, Manipur, Karnataka and Odisha. “The searches were carried out as part of an ongoing investigation aimed at dismantling a targeted operational network involved in over 200 cases of digital arrest cases and arrested two persons from Chennai and Kolkata for their alleged involvement in the incorporation of shell companies and the opening and operation of mule bank accounts,” a CBI spokesperson said in a statement. These accounts, the spokesperson said, were “used …

Over 1 lakh students downloaded admit cards ahead of NEET-UG 2026 re-exam: NTA

Over 1 lakh students downloaded admit cards ahead of NEET-UG 2026 re-exam: NTA

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As the NEET-UG 2026 re-exam approaches, around one lakh students have downloaded their admit cards, the National Testing Agency (NTA) said. Pradha said,”I appeal to all NEET students: have faith and focus on your studies. The NEET exam will be conducted in a very organised manner on the 21st”. (ANI) Also Read| NEET re-exam: Admit card for June 21 test is out | Check how to download and other details, guidelines In an X post, NTA on Sunday acknowledged a load on the servers, while stressing that the teams are working to ensure that all the candidates are able to download their admit cards. “Around 100,000 students have already downloaded their Admit Cards. The functionality of verifying your Bank Account details for refund, after logging in with 2-factor authentication, is in the interest of students only. There is load on our servers, but our teams are working to ensure that all candidates are able to download their Admit Cards,” the NTA said. Earlier on Friday, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that the NTA has …

Twisha Sharma death probe: CBI gets 5-day custody of mother-in-law Giribala Singh

Twisha Sharma death probe: CBI gets 5-day custody of mother-in-law Giribala Singh

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Former judge Giribala Singh, mother-in-law of alleged dowry-death victim Twisha Sharma, was sent to five-day custody of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) by a Bhopal district court on Friday. The probe agency also got a five-day extension in the custody of her son and Twisha’s husband, Samarth Singh. Former district judge Giribala Singh being taken out of CBI office, to be produced before a court in connection with the death of her daughter-in-law Twisha Sharma, in Bhopal on Friday, May 29, 2026. (PTI Photo) Giribala Singh’s lawyer did not object to the CBI’s request for custody, news agency ANI noted in its report. This comes a day after Giribala was arrested after the Madhya Pradesh High Court cancelled her anticipatory bail in the case. Her son, Twisha’s husband, was already under arrest, while her arrest added a major turn in the investigation. Noida resident Twisha Sharma, who died on May 12, was married to Bhopal resident Samarth Singh in December 2025. Following her death, her family alleged that she was harassed for dowry by …

Suvendu Adhikari aide murder case: CBI arrest fifth accused from UP`s Varanasi

Suvendu Adhikari aide murder case: CBI arrest fifth accused from UP`s Varanasi

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday arrested the fifth accused in connection with the murder case of West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari`s personal assistant Chandranath Rath from Uttar Pradesh`s Varanasi, central agency officials confirmed. Officials said the accused has been identified as 40-year-old Vinay Rai alias Pumpum Rai, originally hailing from the Zamani area of Uttar Pradesh`s Ghazipur. Earlier on Monday, the agency had arrested the main shooter, identified as Rajkumar Singh, from Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh. The arrest was made with the help of the Uttar Pradesh Police. CBI sources identified the accused as Rajkumar Singh, a resident of Chhapar in Uttar Pradesh. A joint operation involving the CBI and local police was carried out on Sunday. The investigating team had earlier raided a house in Delhi`s Swaroop Nagar area, but Rajkumar could not be traced there. He was eventually apprehended near a toll plaza on the Haridwar-Delhi Highway on Monday. The location is around 30 km from Muzaffarpur. Investigators suspect that he was attempting to flee through Delhi and Haridwar. …

CBI traces NEET-UG 2026 paper leak money trail; students paid lakhs

CBI traces NEET-UG 2026 paper leak money trail; students paid lakhs

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), probing the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case, has found that the leaked question paper had allegedly reached Rajasthan through an accused identified as Yash Yadav, while students were allegedly charged between two lakh rupees and five lakh rupees for access to the paper, sources said. According to sources, Yash Yadav was acquainted with another accused, Vikas Biwal. The investigation has revealed that Vikas Biwal’s father, Dinesh Biwal, allegedly scanned the hard copy of the NEET-UG question paper and converted it into PDF files. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

CBI books agency that ran night shelters in Delhi; paid salaries to bogus employees

CBI books agency that ran night shelters in Delhi; paid salaries to bogus employees

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case into the alleged irregularities in the operation and management of night shelters in the national Capital run by the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) in 2023. Multiple individuals, CBI said, were engaged in other independent professions or businesses or employed elsewhere. (HT file photo) A preliminary enquiry in the matter has revealed that the shelter management authority (SMA), which was responsible for deploying manpower including supervisors, caretakers (for three shifts), sweepers and women security guards (for women shelters) and relievers for all staff, engaged bogus employees who never worked at shelters, manipulated their attendance and credit salaries in their accounts. The agency has named Suhail Khan, president of Sofia Educational and Welfare Society – the SMA awarded the work for running the night shelters, two other private individuals – Amir and Sonu Kushwaha, and unknown public servants in its first information report (FIR) filed on April 27, which became public recently. The irregularities were being examined by the federal agency since May last year as …

‘Mockery of process’: Inside Rahul Gandhi’s dissent note over selection of new CBI chief

‘Mockery of process’: Inside Rahul Gandhi’s dissent note over selection of new CBI chief

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Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday voiced his dissent in the “strongest terms” in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the selection of a new director for the Central Bureau of Investigation. Rahul Gandhi voiced his dissent in the “strongest terms” in a letter to PM Modi regarding the selection of a new director for the Central Bureau of Investigation. (@INCIndia) In his letter, which the Congress MP posted on social media platform X, Gandhi has alleged that the selection process for a new CBI chief has been reduced to a “mockery” by ensuring that a “pre-decided candidate” is selected. Also Read | Rahul Gandhi dissents on CBI chief selection: ‘Leader of Opposition is not a rubber stamp’ What’s inside Rahul Gandhi’s note? | Full text Dear Prime Minister, I write to you in your capacity as Chairperson of the Committee constituted to recommend the next Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), to record my dissent with its proceedings. Your government has repeatedly misused the CBI, intended to be India’s premier investigative agency, …

Madras HC orders probe into transformers tender fraud during Senthil Balaji’s tenure

Madras HC orders probe into transformers tender fraud during Senthil Balaji’s tenure

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The Madras high court on Wednesday ordered a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into allegations of a fraud amounting to ₹397 crore in the procurement of distribution transformers by the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) during the tenure of DMK’s V Senthil Balaji as the state electricity minister between 2021 and 2023. Madras HC orders probe into transformers tender fraud during Senthil Balaji’s tenure A bench of Chief Justices SA Dharmadhikari and G Arul Murugan ordered the State Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC), that had been probing the matter until now, to “hand over” all papers and records related to the case to CBI. The bench also said the CBI must conduct its probe “earnestly and expeditiously.” The High Court issued the directions on a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by the Chennai based NGO and anti-corruption group ‘Arappor Iyakkam’ and a separate plea by AIADMK member E Saravanan, seeking an independent probe in the case. The petitioners had told the high court that Tangedco had allegedly rigged tenders …

2 CBI officers get 3 months jail in 26-yr-old case

2 CBI officers get 3 months jail in 26-yr-old case

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A Delhi court on Tuesday sentenced two Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers — a joint director and an inspector — to three months’ imprisonment each for conducting an illegal search and arrest at the residence of an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer 26 years ago. The officers will not be sent to prison immediately, as the court suspended the sentence for one month (Photo for representation) Delivering the sentence, judicial magistrate first class Shashank Nandan Bhatt of Tis Hazari courts observed that public servants cannot be permitted to abuse their powers to settle personal scores. The court had on April 18 convicted the two officers — present joint director Ramneesh and VK Pandey, then a CBI inspector — under penal provisions related to house trespass, mischief and voluntarily causing hurt, for forcibly entering the IRS officer’s Paschim Vihar residence to carry out a “mala fide” search and arrest. The officers will not be sent to prison immediately, as the court suspended the sentence for one month, noting that the offences are bailable in nature. …