Provident Fund Scam

The CBI has questioned senior IAS officers Alok Kumar and Aparna U in connection with alleged irregularities in the investment of over Rs 4,300 crore of provident fund of Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) employees in the scam-hit DHFL and other housing finance companies, sources said on Sunday.

Seven people were arrested by the Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of the Uttar Pradesh Police on Friday in connection with the Rs 2,600-crore provident fund scam, a senior official said.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday said Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation employees' demand for bringing all facts pertaining to the Employees' Provident Fund scam was justified and the BJP government should give an account of every penny.

Justice SJ Kathwalla said the promoters of DHFL will have to seek permission from the high court if they wish to leave the country.

Amid a war of words between the Uttar Pradesh government and the opposition over the EPF scam, the state Congress has sought on Wednesday a probe into power minister Shrikant Sharma's 2017 Dubai visit.

A former top official with Uttar Pradesh's power department was arrested in Lucknow on Tuesday morning amid a political tussle over an alleged Rs 2,500-crore scam involving the Dewan Housing Finance Limited (DHFL), a private firm accused of money laundering and financial irregularities. Two other officials were taken into custody a few days ago.

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday demanded a judicial probe in the UPPCL-DHFL scam in Uttar Pradesh in which the provident fund of employees has been invested in DHFL.

The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Monday demanded a probe by a sitting high court judge into the investment of over Rs 2,600 crore of UP power corporation employees' provident fund in scam-hit housing finance firm DHFL.

The CBI has attached ten officers from its Delhi, Bhopal and Lucknow units to its Kolkata office, which is probing the chit fund scam cases, till February 20 to provide additional manpower during questioning of some high profile suspects, including Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar, officials said.

When Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal withdrew the "general consent" provided to the CBI for conducting raids and probes on Friday, a stinging response from the BJP-led central government only seemed par for the course. It came today, from none other than Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

With the Central Bureau of Investigation set to register the first set of cases in the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam this week, the agency today said the West Bengal government has been asked to provide to its team logistical support which is expected to be given soon.

Saradha Group chairman Sudipto Sen was sentenced to three years' rigorous imprisonment by a Bidhannagar court today in a provident fund default case, making it Sen's first conviction in a slew of cases involving a multi-crore chit fund scam.

A special CBI court judge on Saturday asked his reader to translate from English to Hindi his handwritten orders in the Rs 6.58 crore Provident Fund (PF) scam, considering an application filed by a local advocate.

However, the reader said he failed to understand the writing of judge A K Singh.

On Thursday, Advocate Sanjay Tyagi requested ...

CBI has approached a local court seeking issue of arrest warrants against six formerjudges, including three who retired from Allahabad High Court, in connection with the Rs 6.53 crore Provident Fund scam.Opposing the pleas of six judges citing one reason or the other for their non-appearance, the agency counsel informed the special CBI judge A K Si...

The Bombay High granted anticipatory bail to Niranjan Hiranandani and Surendra Hiranandani,  accused in the nine crore Provident Fund scam.The brothers got bail for an amount of Rs. One lakh. However, a special CBI court has directed them not to leave the city without the CBI's permission till the investigation is over.Both the brothers are ac...

The CBI has questioned senior IAS officers Alok Kumar and Aparna U in connection with alleged irregularities in the investment of over Rs 4,300 crore of provident fund of Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) employees in the scam-hit DHFL and other housing finance companies, sources said on Sunday.

Seven people were arrested by the Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of the Uttar Pradesh Police on Friday in connection with the Rs 2,600-crore provident fund scam, a senior official said.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday said Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation employees' demand for bringing all facts pertaining to the Employees' Provident Fund scam was justified and the BJP government should give an account of every penny.

Justice SJ Kathwalla said the promoters of DHFL will have to seek permission from the high court if they wish to leave the country.

Amid a war of words between the Uttar Pradesh government and the opposition over the EPF scam, the state Congress has sought on Wednesday a probe into power minister Shrikant Sharma's 2017 Dubai visit.

A former top official with Uttar Pradesh's power department was arrested in Lucknow on Tuesday morning amid a political tussle over an alleged Rs 2,500-crore scam involving the Dewan Housing Finance Limited (DHFL), a private firm accused of money laundering and financial irregularities. Two other officials were taken into custody a few days ago.

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday demanded a judicial probe in the UPPCL-DHFL scam in Uttar Pradesh in which the provident fund of employees has been invested in DHFL.

The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Monday demanded a probe by a sitting high court judge into the investment of over Rs 2,600 crore of UP power corporation employees' provident fund in scam-hit housing finance firm DHFL.

The CBI has attached ten officers from its Delhi, Bhopal and Lucknow units to its Kolkata office, which is probing the chit fund scam cases, till February 20 to provide additional manpower during questioning of some high profile suspects, including Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar, officials said.

When Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal withdrew the "general consent" provided to the CBI for conducting raids and probes on Friday, a stinging response from the BJP-led central government only seemed par for the course. It came today, from none other than Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

With the Central Bureau of Investigation set to register the first set of cases in the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam this week, the agency today said the West Bengal government has been asked to provide to its team logistical support which is expected to be given soon.

Saradha Group chairman Sudipto Sen was sentenced to three years' rigorous imprisonment by a Bidhannagar court today in a provident fund default case, making it Sen's first conviction in a slew of cases involving a multi-crore chit fund scam.

A special CBI court judge on Saturday asked his reader to translate from English to Hindi his handwritten orders in the Rs 6.58 crore Provident Fund (PF) scam, considering an application filed by a local advocate.

However, the reader said he failed to understand the writing of judge A K Singh.

On Thursday, Advocate Sanjay Tyagi requested ...

CBI has approached a local court seeking issue of arrest warrants against six formerjudges, including three who retired from Allahabad High Court, in connection with the Rs 6.53 crore Provident Fund scam.Opposing the pleas of six judges citing one reason or the other for their non-appearance, the agency counsel informed the special CBI judge A K Si...

The Bombay High granted anticipatory bail to Niranjan Hiranandani and Surendra Hiranandani,  accused in the nine crore Provident Fund scam.The brothers got bail for an amount of Rs. One lakh. However, a special CBI court has directed them not to leave the city without the CBI's permission till the investigation is over.Both the brothers are ac...