JAMMU — Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a forest guard for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 35,000 in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, an official spokesperson said on Saturday. Vipin Pathania, posted at the Billawar zonal office of the Jammu and Kashmir forest department, was trapped following a complaint […]
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FIR against J&K labour dept secy for ‘disproportionate assets’, CBI conducts searches at 7 places
NEW DELHI — The CBI on Wednesday conducted searches at seven locations in Jammu and Kashmir in connection with a disproportionate assets case against Kumar Rajeev Ranjan, secretary of labour and employment department, officials said. Ranjan has allegedly amassed assets which he could not satisfactorily account for, they said. The agency has registered a case […]
CBI books chief engineer of Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla railway link project for ‘bribery’
NEW DELHI — The CBI has booked a chief engineer of the Konkan Railways for alleged bribery to clear the pending bills of a company involved in the construction of the Katara-Dharam section of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla railway link project, officials said on Monday. Sumeet Khajuria, a 2005-batch IRSE (Indian Railway Service of Engineers) officer, was […]
BJP demands CBI probe into settlement of Rohingyas, Bangladeshis in Jammu
JAMMU — The BJP on Monday termed the settlement of Rohingyas and Bangladeshis in the Jammu city a major “political conspiracy” and demanded a CBI probe to identify those involved in facilitating it. Hitting out at the National Conference (NC) government over remarks on granting water and power connections to them in Jammu, the BJP […]
CBI books five postal staff in J&K for swindling money from dead woman’s account
JAMMU — Exposing a financial racket operating from a Jammu and Kashmir post office, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against five postal employees for swindling thousands of rupees from the savings accounts of a late senior citizen operating in Gandhi Nagar Head Post Office in Jammu. The federal agency has […]
CBI files case against 4 ex postal officials in Jammu over allegations of fraud
JAMMU — Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case on against four accused four former postal officer and unknown others on allegations of fraudulent closure and withdrawal of funds from PPF account in Jammu. In a statement, a spokesperson said that the case was registered on the basis of complaint received from senior […]
CBI registers case into alleged irregularities in UGC-NET exam
NEW DELHI — The CBI registered an FIR into the UGC-NET paper leak case on Thursday against unidentified persons on a reference from the Union Education Ministry, officials said. The UGC-NET, 2024, exam for the selection of junior research fellows, assistant professors and PhD scholars was conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on June […]
CBI arrests revenue official for accepting bribe in Ramban
JAMMU — The CBI on Tuesday said it has arrested a revenue official for allegedly accepting bribe of Rs 18,000 from a person for processing his application for land settlement in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district. Mohd Ishaq Bhat, who was posted as Office Qanoongo in Banihal Tehsildar’s office, was arrested on Monday after he […]
CBI raids ex-J&K Governor Satyapal Malik’s premises in Kiru hydroelectric project case
NEW DELHI — The CBI on Thursday searches the premises of former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik and 29 other locations in connection with alleged corruption in the Kiru Hydropower project, officials said. The agency started its operation in the morning with around 100 officers mobilised to swoop down at 30 locations in […]
CBI court issues appearance notice to 21 accused including an IAS Officer in J&K gun licence scam
JAMMU — A special CBI court has issued an appearance notice to 21 accused, including a senior IAS officer, in the J&K gun licences issuance scam. The scam pertains to the issuance of gun licences against gratification to people in J&K between 2012 to 2016. Bala Jyoti, special judge CBI cases, after hearing a complaint […]