Tag: Kolkata Police Commissioner

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday called off her dharna against the CBI attempting to question the city police chief in ponzi scam cases. Calling off her sit-in on its third day, Banerjee said she was doing so after consulting leaders of major opposition parties and following “a favourable court order”. She had […]

Shillong: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday grilled Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar and former Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh separately, and then together, in connection the Saradha and Rose Valley chit fund scams. Both Kumar and Ghosh were still inside the CBI office at Oakland area here as of 10.30 p.m. The […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday vacated the interim protection granted to former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar from arrest by the CBI in the multi-crore chit fund scam cases. The investigating agency has accused Kumar of tampering with evidence to shield powerful politicians. The court, however, granted seven days time to Kumar to take […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar’s plea seeking setting up of a special bench to hear extension of his interim protection from arrest in the Saradha scam. The Supreme Court registry informed Kumar’s counsel that the matter cannot be listed this week. Kumar was recently removed by […]