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Mahadev case: Chandrakar in judicial custody till November 19, and a ₹94,000-crore paper trail
A special CBI court in Raipur sent Saurabh Chandrakar, the alleged kingpin of the Mahadev betting app case, to judicial custody till November 19 and dismissed the ED's plea to execute a non-bailable warrant. The ED has pegged proceeds of crime at about ₹94,000 crore.
CBI books Biyanis and Future Retail over Rs 904 crore bank fraud, ED raids Mumbai
The CBI has registered a Rs 904 crore bank fraud case against Future Retail Ltd and its promoters Kishore Biyani and Rakesh Biyani, alleging funds were diverted and siphoned through associate companies. The case, filed on November 4 on a State Bank of India complaint, was followed by coordinated ED searches in Mumbai.
Mahadev app accused reaches Raipur court, and a fight over what Oman agreed to
Saurabh Chandrakar, alleged kingpin of the Mahadev online betting network, was brought to Raipur on Tuesday evening and will be produced before a special CBI court on Wednesday. His lawyers argue Oman cleared extradition only for the money-laundering case, not the CBI's. The agency says the two are linked.
₹10.24 crore gone from Greater Noida PNB accounts; CBI arrests clerk and her associate
The CBI has arrested a PNB office assistant, Deepanshi, and her associate Ashutosh Kumar Pathak over the disappearance of ₹10.24 crore from accounts at the bank's Greater Noida branch. Pathak was picked up in Pune and granted transit remand. Complainants say the money taken from savings accounts and FDs was far higher.
One iris scan, four identities: court refuses bail in the IBPS impersonation racket
A special CBI court in Mumbai has rejected the bail pleas of a serving GST inspector and a law student arrested in a nationwide bank recruitment racket, in which 46 impersonators allegedly sat exams for 135 candidates. The court noted the probe covers 22 IBPS examinations held between 2020 and 2024.
Mahadev kingpin in CBI custody, Rs 3,500 crore attached; fugitive plea listed for 5 December
Sourabh Chandrakar, alleged kingpin of the Mahadev Online Book betting syndicate, was brought back from Oman and taken into CBI custody. The Enforcement Directorate has attached about Rs 3,500 crore of assets and has a money-laundering trial waiting, with a fugitive economic offender plea listed for December 5.
A fair trial in Bhopal is unlikely, CBI tells Supreme Court in Twisha Sharma case
The CBI has told the Supreme Court that a fair trial in the Twisha Sharma death case may not be possible in Bhopal, citing the position of her mother-in-law Giribala Singh, a retired district and sessions judge and a key accused. The affidavit, filed on October 29, backs her father Navnidhi Sharma's plea to move the trial to Delhi. The court has adjourned the matter by a week.
Court tells CBI it cannot re-open charges in the Rs 34,000 crore DHFL case
A Delhi court has refused the CBI's request to alter charges against former DHFL CMD Kapil Wadhawan, former director Dheeraj Wadhawan and businessman Ajay Ramesh Nawandar in the Rs 34,000 crore bank fraud case. In an order dated October 29, Special Judge Sanjeev Kumar Malhotra said the court cannot review its own charge-framing order except to fix clerical or typographical errors.
Charges order in NEET-UG leak case reserved, court to rule on November 18
A Delhi court on Thursday reserved its order on framing charges against 14 accused in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case and will pronounce it on November 18. The CBI has alleged that leaked questions were supplied to candidates at a house in Nanded.
All four Jhota murder accused sent to 14-day custody as CBI ends questioning
A special CBI court in Mohali on Wednesday sent all four accused in the murder of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota to 14-day judicial custody after the agency completed custodial interrogation. Jhota was shot dead in Mansa on October 13 while livestreaming a confrontation at a medical store.
CBI catches income tax inspector taking ₹15 lakh to close a benami case
The CBI arrested income tax inspector Subhash Yadav at Scindia House in south Mumbai on Tuesday while he was allegedly accepting ₹15 lakh from a complainant. Searches recovered ₹43 lakh in cash and jewellery worth about ₹90 lakh. He has been sent to two days of CBI custody.
Supreme Court reserves order on ED's plea for a CBI probe against Mamata Banerjee
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on the ED's petition seeking an FIR and a CBI investigation against former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and senior police officers over alleged obstruction of its search at the I-PAC office in Kolkata.
Seven named, murder case filed: CBI takes over a 25-year-old's custodial death
The CBI's Hyderabad branch has registered a murder and criminal conspiracy case against an inspector, four constables, a home guard and a private individual over the death of Gade Sai Krishna at Krishnalanka police station in Vijayawada.
A mother who never went to school took the state to the Supreme Court; ₹25 lakh and a CBI probe followed
Lehra Bai, 35, from Chhattisgarh, fought a case over the alleged custodial death of her husband, Shravan Suryavanshi Tamre, who was arrested in January 2024 on allegations of possessing mahua liquor and died days later. The Supreme Court criticised the conduct of officials, ordered ₹25 lakh interim compensation, a CBI investigation and criminal proceedings against officials found guilty.
A ₹5-crore complaint and a narco test: why Urmila Sanawar was arrested two days before her CBI date
Television actress Urmila Sanawar, who alleged a 'VIP' link in the 2022 Ankita Bhandari murder case, was arrested from Saharanpur on Sunday in an extortion and defamation case, a day before she was to appear before a CBI court. A second FIR followed on Sunday night. Congress leaders questioned the timing, and Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra joined Ankita's parents' sit-in at India Gate.
Phone of NEET coaching founder had all 45 Chemistry questions, CBI says
Questions recovered from the phone of RCC Classes founder Shivraj Motegaonkar matched all 45 Chemistry questions in a NEET-UG 2026 master booklet, the CBI has said in a supplementary chargesheet, citing a Delhi University expert opinion.
CBI detains two ED officials in ₹5-lakh bribe case in Lucknow
The CBI has apprehended two officials from the Enforcement Directorate's Lucknow office for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹5 lakh in a bank fraud case. A sting operation led to the arrest of a head constable on deputation from the CRPF.
Nine minutes and out: Punjab Assembly's first day ends before the drug debate begins
Punjab's six-day Assembly session adjourned after just nine minutes on Thursday following obituary references. Members paid tribute to slain anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota and eight MGNREGA workers. Congress MLAs burnt an effigy of CM Bhagwant Mann over the drug trade.
IIT Bombay student's parents seek Fadnavis' intervention; alumni flag campus politics
Parents of IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode, who died by suicide, have written to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis seeking intervention. More than 175 alumni want campus politics kept out, and MP Chandrashekhar Azad has sought a CBI inquiry.
Drug-free by Dec 31, 2029: Amit Shah sets Punjab deadline, Mann asks why anti-drone systems were held back
Union Home Minister Amit Shah fixed December 31, 2029 as the deadline to end Punjab's drug trade and met families of three men whose deaths were linked to their stand against narcotics. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann hit back, asking why the Centre never acted during its 2007-17 alliance with the Akali Dal and why it held back anti-drone systems for the Pakistan border.
Jhota case: CBI team to reach Mansa on Wednesday, 120-day deadline set
Union Home Minister Amit Shah met the Jhota family in Mansa and promised justice. A CBI team will reach the village at noon on Wednesday and finish the probe in 120 days.