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No FIR against school jobs scam investigators without nod: HC

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Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday said that without its permission, no FIR can be registered against officers of the ED and CBI, who are investigating irregularities in recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff in West Bengal government-sponsored and aided schools.
Kuntal Ghosh, an accused arrested by the ED in the case, recently alleged that he was being pressured by investigators to take the name of Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee and this was alluded to by the Trinamool leader in a public speech which was taken note of by the High Court.
Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay’s direction came while hearing a matter related to the recruitment scam.

He observed that a letter to the lower judiciary by Ghosh, who is alleged to have acted as an agent in the scam, to the effect that the investigators were pressuring him to take the name of the TMC leader was an attempt by the accused to influence them.
The aspects indicated in Abhishek Banerjee’s public speech should also not be outside the purview of the investigation by the CBI, the court observed.
Later in the evening while addressing a press conference, TMC state general secretary Kunal Ghosh alleged that a section of the judiciary is “not behaving as per law”.
“I have immense respect for the judiciary. The TMC as a party has immense respect for the judiciary, too,” Ghosh said.
He, however, also alleged, “But, unfortunately a section of the judiciary at the Calcutta High Court is not behaving as per law.”

Reacting to Ghosh’s statement, BJP national vice-president Dilip Ghosh said the outburst of the TMC is quite natural as “the cat is now out of the bag”.
“Several TMC leaders are being arrested in corruption cases. And, whoever speaks out against the corruption of TMC is wrong, be it the governor or the judiciary. This proves they have no respect for the judiciary,” Ghosh said.
Appearing for the petitioner, senior lawyer Bikash Bhattacharya prayed before the court that a forensic examination of the letter be ordered.
ED counsel Samrat Goswami submitted that Ghosh was arrested by the agency on January 21, and was in its custody for 14 days on orders of the lower court.
After his ED custody ended, Ghosh has remained in judicial remand.
Justice Gangopadhyay directed the ED and the CBI to file reports before the court by April 20 with regard to the letter.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 13, 2023
Delhi liquor scam: YSRCP MP’s son tried to derail probe, ED retrieves chats

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New Delhi: Raghav Magunta, son of YSR Congress Party MP from Andhra Pradesh’s Ongole Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, recorded false statement before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the Delhi excise policy scam and also destroyed crucial evidence to derail the probe, the ED has claimed in the charge sheet, a source said.
Magunta was placed under arrest on February 10 this year by the ED.
He was grilled at length and later the ED filed a second supplementary charge sheet naming him as one of the accused.

The ED has claimed that Magunta recorded a fake statement under section 50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The statement pertaining to his control of Magunta Agro Farms and Pixie Enterprises.
“It was a fictitious account which he told us. We learnt it during the course of investigation. We seized his phone, but he had deleted the entire data. It was crucial evidence which he destroyed. His intention was to derail the investigation,” said the source.
Later, the ED retrieved his chats with Buchi Babu from Babu’s cell phone. The ED source said that Magunta’s chats were intact in the phone of Buchi Babu while in his own cell phone there was no data, which proved that crucial evidence was deliberately destroyed. It was a crucial chat which the ED needed to prove the duo’s guilt.
“Magunta has changed his mobile phone multiple times during the period of commission of the predicate offence and later on. Most importantly the phone containing the data of the relevant period of scam has not been found,” the ED has claimed

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April 12, 2023
SI Scam: Court denies bail to three suspects in SI recruitment scam case

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SI Scam: Court denies bail to three suspects in SI recruitment scam case
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh Court turned down the bail requests of three people who were accused of the JK Service Selection Board Police sub-inspector exam scam.
Ashsish Yadav, Sunrender Singh, and Pawan Kumar were in jail because they were suspected of taking part in the well-known SI hire scam. After hearing both sides, Second Additional Sessions Judge Jammu Balbir Lal Jaswal turned down their bail requests.
The court said that they are accused of leaking the paper of the J&K Police Sub Inspector, which hurt the future of young people. The court said that the accused man’s actions can’t be compared to scams that involve millions of Rupees. Instead, they are an example of an organised crime that hurts the public as a whole. After figuring out how bad the situation was, the court said that if the accused had been successful in their plan, unqualified candidates would have been able to get top jobs. This would have hurt the qualified candidates and deprived society of qualified officers.
The court said that the suspects knew what they were doing and did it on purpose to make money for themselves, no matter what effect it had on the students and their parents. The court also said that if bail was given to these criminals while the investigation was still going on, it would hurt the feelings of the people as a whole and slow down the investigation.
The court didn’t say what it thought about the case itself, and it said that its comments were only meant to help with the question of bail. The accused committed a major crime that could get them up to 7 years in prison, and there was no reason to consider their bail at this point.
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April 6, 2023
SI Recruitment Scam: Bail Application Of Three Accused Rejected

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SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh Court has rejected the bail applications of three accused in the JK Service Selection Board Police sub-inspector recruitment scam.
Second Additional Sessions Judge Jammu Balbir Lal Jaswal rejected bail applications of Ashsish Yadav, Sunrender Singh and Pawan Kumar who were in custody in much publicized SI recruitment Scam.
Rejecting the bail application, Sessions Judge after hearing Advocate Vivek Gaur for the applicants whereas Vijay Kumar and DP Singh for the CBI observed that in the present case the paper of Sub Inspector J K Police is leaked by the accused persons.
“The paper leak scam has damaged the future of the younger generation. Indeed the act of the accused cannot be equated with scams involving millions of rupees. It is an organized crime and offence against the public at large,” the court observed and gauged the seriousness of the matter, saying the cases are serious in nature if the factum is evaluated and accused succeeded in their design, undeserving candidates are allowed to secure the top positions.
“It said that it does not merely deprive the deserving candidates, it will also deprive the society of deserving and competent officers.”
The acts of the accused are calculated and deliberate design with eye on personal profit regardless of its consequences to aspirants of examination and their parents.
“If the bail is considered in part by the accused persons it will prejudice the students who have honestly worked hard for round the clock,” the court said. (KNO)

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April 6, 2023
Excise policy scam: Sisodia’s judicial custody extended till April 17

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New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday extended former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s judicial custody until April 17 in connection with the now-scrapped excise policy case being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
CBI Judge M.K. Nagpal of the Rouse Avenue Courts ordered the AAP leader to be produced before the court on April 17.
The central probe agency had sought the extension of Sisodia’s custody as the investigation is at a crucial stage.

On March 31, the court had dismissed former Deputy Chief Minister’s bail plea.
While denying him bail, Judge Nagpal had said that Sisodia can, prima facie, be held to be the “architect of the criminal conspiracy”.
He observed that the payment of advance kickbacks of around Rs 90-100 crore was meant for him and his other colleagues in the AAP government.
“The payment of advance kickbacks of around Rs 90-100 crore was meant for him and his other colleagues in the GNCTD and Rs 20-30 crore out of the above are found to have been routed through the co-accused Vijay Nair, Abhishek Boinpally and approver Dinesh Arora and in turn, certain provisions of the excise policy were permitted to be tweaked and manipulated by the applicant to protect and preserve the interests of South liquor lobby and to ensure repayment of the kickbacks to the said lobby,” the court held.
The court is not inclined to release Sisodia on bail at this stage of investigation as his release may adversely affect the ongoing investigation and will also seriously hamper the progress, the order stated.

It said that the evidence collected by the probe agency so far shows that the applicant through the co-accused Vijay Nair was in contact with the ‘South lobby’ and formulation of a favourable policy for them was being ensured at every cost and a cartel was permitted to be formed to achieve monopoly in sale of certain liquor brands of favoured manufacturers and it was permitted to be done against very objectives of the policy.
“Thus, as per allegations made by prosecution and the evidence collected in support thereof so far, the applicant can prima facie be held to be architect of the said criminal conspiracy,” the court said.
It held that the allegations made against Sisodia are “serious in nature” and he does not deserve to be released on bail as he was arrested in the CBI case only on February 26 and that the investigation qua his role has still not been completed.
Mere filing of a charge sheet against seven other co-accused in the matter does not matter much in a case like this where deep rooted conspiracy for commission of some economic offences effecting the people at large is alleged to have been committed, the court observed.
It said that the evidence collected so far by the CBI not only shows Sisodia’s active participation in the criminal conspiracy, but also the prima facie commission of some substantive offences of the PC Act by him.
“There is also nothing apparent on record to infer or show that arrest of the applicant in this case was illegal or violative of any directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court or the Hon’ble High Courts and rather, the material placed before this court by the CBI justifies the arrest of applicant in the case,” the court said.
During the last hearing, one of Sisodia’s counsel had said that nothing exceptional was stated by the CBI which would warrant continued custody.
“Nothing on record to show that Sisodia will be threatening the witnesses,” the counsel said, arguing that Sisodia has cooperated with the CBI investigation and none of the searches have revealed any incriminating material against him.
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April 3, 2023
‘Sisodia is mastermind of Delhi excise policy scam’, says BJP leader

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New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday slammed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over the excise policy case and said that former deputy CM Manish Sisodia was the “mastermind of the alleged scam”.
Addressing a press conference here, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said, “Why did the court refuse to give relief to Manish Sisodia, the accused in the liquor scam? Manish Sisodia and company have received a bribe of Rs 100 crore and this has been verified through the court.”
“The court said that while reviewing the evidence presented, it can be said that Manish Sisodia is not honest but the mastermind of this corruption policy,” Poonawalla added.

On Friday, a Delhi court, while dismissing the bail plea of Sisodia in the excise policy case lodged by the CBI, said prima facie the AAP leader “is the architect of the criminal conspiracy in the matter”.
Special Judge M.K. Nagpal said Sisodia’s release may adversely impact the ongoing investigation and “seriously hamper” its progress.
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April 2, 2023
QNET scam: ED freezes Rs 137 cr after search ops in Hyderabad, Bengaluru

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Hyderabad: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has frozen an amount of more than Rs. 137 crores during search operations at seven locations (4 in Hyderabad and 3 in Bengaluru) conducted in connection with a money laundering case against Vihaan Direct Selling(I) Private Limited, a sub-franchise company of Qnet Ltd.
According to the officials, the ED initiated a PMLA investigation on the basis of 38 FIRs against Qnet Ltd., Vihaan Direct Selling (I) Private Limited and others registered by Cyberabad Police, Hyderabad under various Sections of IPC and Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning)Act, 1978.
“During the investigation, it was revealed that M/s Vihaan Direct Selling (I) Private Limited has been cheating gullible people, promising huge commissions on their investment, by way of running a money circulation scheme in the guise of direct selling of products. As a result of the search, various incriminating documents and digital devices were seized. Further, an amount of more than Rs. 137 Crore available in more than 50 bank accounts relating to various entities/individuals connected with the case has been frozen/seized during the search operations,” the officials added.
Further investigation into the matter is under progress.
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March 29, 2023
Ex-President DFA Srinagar Arrested In ‘Biryani’ Scam

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SRINAGAR: District Football Association Srinagar former president has been arrested in connection with the Jammu and Kashmir Football Association JKFA Biryani scam, sources said here on Tuesday.
Sources said Sofi was allegedly involved in embezzlement of funds meant for the development of football in the region.
The scam involved misappropriation of funds meant for organizing football tournaments and events.
Sofi’s arrest comes after investigation into the matter, which has revealed the involvement of several other officials of the JKFA and DFA.
Sources said more arrests are expected in the case as further investigation is still going on. (KNS)

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March 29, 2023
Delhi excise policy scam: SC to hear Kavitha’s plea against ED summons

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea by K Kavitha, Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader and daughter of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, seeking protection from arrest and challenging the summons by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case arising out of the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.
A bench of justices Ajay Rastogi and Bela M Trivedi is scheduled to hear the plea by Kavitha.
On March 15, the top court agreed to hear her plea seeking protection from arrest and challenging the summons issued by the ED.
On March 11, the 44-year-old BRS leader was deposed before the ED to record her statement and was summoned again on March 16 for questioning.
She was last quizzed for about 10 hours on March 21, which was her third day of deposition before the Enforcement Directorate.
The BRS leader has denied all allegations against her.
According to official sources, Kavitha, during her questioning by the ED, was confronted with the statements made by Hyderabad-based businessman Arun Ramchandran Pillai, who has been arrested in the case, apart from those of a few others allegedly involved in the case.
Kavitha’s statement was recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

Pillai was arrested by the ED earlier. He has moved a city court accusing the ED of forging his statements.
The ED had said Pillai “represented the south group”, an alleged liquor cartel linked to Kavitha and others that paid kickbacks amounting to about Rs 100 crore to the Aam Aadmi Party to gain a larger share of the market in the national capital under the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy for 2020-21.
The “south group”, according to the ED, comprises Sarath Reddy (promoter of Aurobindo Pharma), Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy (YSR Congress MP from Ongole in Andhra Pradesh), his son Raghav Magunta, Kavitha, and others.
The ED had also alleged in Pillai’s remand papers that he “represented the benami investments” of Kavitha, who has also been questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the case.
The ED has so far arrested 12 people in the case, including former Delhi deputy chief minister and AAP leader Manish Sisodia.
It has recorded the statement of Butchi Babu, a chartered accountant allegedly linked to Kavitha, where he said “there was a political understanding between K Kavitha and the chief minister (Arvind Kejriwal) and the deputy chief minister (Sisodia). In that process, K Kavitha also met Vijay Nair on March 19-20, 2021.”
Nair was arrested in the case by both ED and CBI. Butchi Babu has been arrested by CBI.
According to Butchi Babu’s statement, Nair was “trying to impress Kavitha with what he could do in the (excise) policy”.
“Vijay Nair was acting on behalf of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia,” the statement recorded by the ED said.
It is alleged that the Delhi government’s excise policy for 2021-22 to grant licenses to liquor traders allowed cartelisation and favoured certain dealers who had allegedly paid bribes for it, a charge strongly refuted by the AAP.
The policy was subsequently scrapped and the Delhi lieutenant governor recommended a CBI probe, following which the ED registered the case under the PMLA.
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March 26, 2023
Land-for-jobs ‘scam’: Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi questioned by CBI, ED quizzes sister Misa

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New Delhi: Investigation agencies on Saturday questioned Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav and his MP sister Misa Bharti in connection with the railways land-for-jobs scam case here, officials said.
While Yadav was quizzed by the CBI for more than eight hours, the ED questioned Bharti for over six hours, they said.
Slamming the BJP over the questioning of the two Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leaders, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra alleged the ruling party wants to finish off the Opposition and democracy and also expressed solidarity saying, “We are all united against the attack on democracy.”
In a tweet in Hindi, she said, “BJP wants to finish off the Opposition and democracy from this country. That is why it is continuously attacking the voice of the people in the Opposition.”
Yadav had missed three earlier dates given by the agency and arrived at the CBI headquarters here around 10:30 am according to his commitment to the Delhi High Court last week, they said.
He was questioned till around 8 PM with a nearly 90-minute lunch break, during which he went out of the building, they said.
The CBI’s line of inquiry was believed to have focused on Yadav’s financial transactions, including his purported links to AB Exports Private Limited and AK Infosystems Pvt Ltd.
Last week, the CBI assured the Delhi High Court that Yadav would not be arrested this month.

Bharti was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the railways land-for-jobs linked money laundering case here, officials said.
The Rajya Sabha member went to the agency’s office in central Delhi around 11 am and exited around 7 pm.
She left for lunch for over an hour in the noon during she which told waiting reporters outside the ED office that the proceedings were “confidential” and hence she would not want to comment.
It is understood that her statement was recorded by the investigating officer under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Yadav’s counsel, Maninder Singh, had informed the high court that he would require some time to appear before the CBI investigators due to the ongoing Bihar Assembly session, scheduled to conclude on April 5.
The CBI’s counsel, D P Singh, had argued that the assembly was not convened on Saturdays and Yadav could appear before the agency on any Saturday in March according to his convenience.
The RJD leader had sought quashing of the summonses issued against him on February 28, March 4 and March 11.
A special CBI court had already granted bail to Yadav’s father Lalu Prasad, mother Rabri Devi, sister Bharti and others in the same case on March 15.
The CBI’s probe is part of an ongoing investigation into documents and evidence that came to light after the initial charge sheet was submitted, as well as the alleged involvement of accused persons that could not be completed by the time the initial report was filed.
Officials said that fresh questioning was taking place as part of further investigation based on new inputs gathered during the agency’s ongoing probe.
The CBI has alleged that during Lalu Prasad’s tenure as railway minister from 2004 to 2009, favourite candidates were appointed in violation of norms and procedures without any advertisement or public notice.
The agency further claimed that substitutes from Patna were appointed in various zonal railways in Mumbai, Jabalpur, Kolkata, Jaipur, and Hazipur. In return, the candidates, directly or through their family members, allegedly sold land to Prasad’s family members at highly-discounted rates.
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March 25, 2023