Probe Against Alok Verma

The CBI today gave its former special director Rakesh Asthana a clean chit in a bribery case that had sparked off a major power struggle in the probe agency through 2018-19. However, the charge sheet filed before Special CBI Judge Sanjeev Agarwal named Dubai-based businessman Manoj Prasad while keeping the investigation against his brother, Someshw...

The CBI has sought more time from the Delhi High Court to complete the probe against its former special director, Rakesh Asthana, in an alleged bribery case. The agency maintains that although it is trying to "complete the investigation as expeditiously as possible", the process of examining the probe report at various levels as per established pro...

CBI officer Satish Dagar, who was probing the corruption case against the agency's former special director Rakesh Asthana, has applied for voluntary retirement, an official said on Wednesday.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Hyderabad-based businessman Sana Satish Babu in connection with its money-laundering probe against controversial meat exporter Moin Qureshi and others, officials said this morning.

A CBI officer in charge of the probe against Rakesh Asthana, a former Special Director at the agency transferred under controversial circumstances earlier this year, was removed from his position by the central government today. The decision on "repatriating" Deputy Inspector General Tarun Gauba was conveyed through an order issued by the Ministry ...

There was "no evidence" of corruption against Alok Verma, and the decision of a Prime Minister-led committee to sack him as chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was "very, very hasty", a former Supreme Court judge who monitored the vigilance inquiry into allegations against Mr Verma has said. Justice AK Patnaik has also said "none of ...

The Supreme Court last week had deferred the hearing on whether exiled CBI director Alok Verma will be reinstated or investigated further. The hearing had been deferred to November 29. Today the top court is likely to decide whether the exiled CBI Director can be reinstated or to order further probe against him.

The Supreme Court Monday asked CBI Director Alok Kumar Verma to file his response "as quickly as possible" during the day on findings of the CVC's preliminary probe report on corruption charges against him and made it clear that it will not adjourn the scheduled hearing on Tuesday.

The crucial hearing in the CBI case had a light moment today when the Central Vigilance Commission's advocate requested the Supreme Court to allow him "access" to CVC's confidential preliminary inquiry report against CBI Director Alok Kumar Verma. "You (CVC) have not got it (report)? You are the author of the report and you have not seen it?," Chie...

The Central Vigilance Commission has found no evidence of corruption by exiled CBI director Alok Verma, as alleged by his deputy Rakesh Asthana, sources have told NDTV a day before the Supreme Court takes up the vigilance inquiry report. Sources say the top vigilance body has found no evidence of any money transaction, which means Alok Verma may ha...

CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana on Wednesday claimed before the Delhi High Court that the police complaint filed against him on bribery allegations was a backlash to complaints of criminal misconduct by the probe agency's chief Alok Kumar Verma.

An inquiry report into corruption allegations against exiled CBI director Alok Verma was handed over in a sealed cover to the Supreme Court today by the Central Vigilance Commission, which had to apologise for being a day late in submitting the document. The case will be taken up on Friday, said Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, rebuking the vigilance bo...

CBI Director Alok Verma Thursday met Central Vigilance Commissioner K V Chowdary and is said to have refuted corruption charges levelled against him by his deputy and special director in the probe agency Rakesh Asthana, officials said.

A CBI officer who investigated corruption allegations against the agency's number two Rakesh Asthana may be charged with theft. The CBI told a court on Tuesday that the officer, AK Bassi, and his team seized 10 items during a raid but recorded only one.

The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) Tuesday examined some CBI officials probing crucial cases which figured in Special Director Rakesh Asthana's complaint of corruption against the probe agency's chief Alok Verma, officials said.

The CBI today gave its former special director Rakesh Asthana a clean chit in a bribery case that had sparked off a major power struggle in the probe agency through 2018-19. However, the charge sheet filed before Special CBI Judge Sanjeev Agarwal named Dubai-based businessman Manoj Prasad while keeping the investigation against his brother, Someshw...

The CBI has sought more time from the Delhi High Court to complete the probe against its former special director, Rakesh Asthana, in an alleged bribery case. The agency maintains that although it is trying to "complete the investigation as expeditiously as possible", the process of examining the probe report at various levels as per established pro...

CBI officer Satish Dagar, who was probing the corruption case against the agency's former special director Rakesh Asthana, has applied for voluntary retirement, an official said on Wednesday.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Hyderabad-based businessman Sana Satish Babu in connection with its money-laundering probe against controversial meat exporter Moin Qureshi and others, officials said this morning.

A CBI officer in charge of the probe against Rakesh Asthana, a former Special Director at the agency transferred under controversial circumstances earlier this year, was removed from his position by the central government today. The decision on "repatriating" Deputy Inspector General Tarun Gauba was conveyed through an order issued by the Ministry ...

There was "no evidence" of corruption against Alok Verma, and the decision of a Prime Minister-led committee to sack him as chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was "very, very hasty", a former Supreme Court judge who monitored the vigilance inquiry into allegations against Mr Verma has said. Justice AK Patnaik has also said "none of ...

The Supreme Court last week had deferred the hearing on whether exiled CBI director Alok Verma will be reinstated or investigated further. The hearing had been deferred to November 29. Today the top court is likely to decide whether the exiled CBI Director can be reinstated or to order further probe against him.

The Supreme Court Monday asked CBI Director Alok Kumar Verma to file his response "as quickly as possible" during the day on findings of the CVC's preliminary probe report on corruption charges against him and made it clear that it will not adjourn the scheduled hearing on Tuesday.

The crucial hearing in the CBI case had a light moment today when the Central Vigilance Commission's advocate requested the Supreme Court to allow him "access" to CVC's confidential preliminary inquiry report against CBI Director Alok Kumar Verma. "You (CVC) have not got it (report)? You are the author of the report and you have not seen it?," Chie...

The Central Vigilance Commission has found no evidence of corruption by exiled CBI director Alok Verma, as alleged by his deputy Rakesh Asthana, sources have told NDTV a day before the Supreme Court takes up the vigilance inquiry report. Sources say the top vigilance body has found no evidence of any money transaction, which means Alok Verma may ha...

CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana on Wednesday claimed before the Delhi High Court that the police complaint filed against him on bribery allegations was a backlash to complaints of criminal misconduct by the probe agency's chief Alok Kumar Verma.

An inquiry report into corruption allegations against exiled CBI director Alok Verma was handed over in a sealed cover to the Supreme Court today by the Central Vigilance Commission, which had to apologise for being a day late in submitting the document. The case will be taken up on Friday, said Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, rebuking the vigilance bo...

CBI Director Alok Verma Thursday met Central Vigilance Commissioner K V Chowdary and is said to have refuted corruption charges levelled against him by his deputy and special director in the probe agency Rakesh Asthana, officials said.

A CBI officer who investigated corruption allegations against the agency's number two Rakesh Asthana may be charged with theft. The CBI told a court on Tuesday that the officer, AK Bassi, and his team seized 10 items during a raid but recorded only one.

The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) Tuesday examined some CBI officials probing crucial cases which figured in Special Director Rakesh Asthana's complaint of corruption against the probe agency's chief Alok Verma, officials said.