Tag: Rajeev Kumar

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 […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the CBI to produce evidence to its satisfaction to revoke an earlier order barring custodial interrogation of former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar in the Saradha scam. The court said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has to prove before the court that Kumar had a role […]

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 […]

New Delhi: The CBI has issued a Look Out Notice against former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, whose custodial interrogation it has sought in connection with the Saradha scam, to prevent him from leaving the country, officials said Sunday. All airports and immigration authorities have been alerted by the CBI this week to prevent him […]

New Delhi/Kolkata: The CBI has summoned former Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar on Monday for questioning in connection with the Saradha ponzi scheme case, officials said. A team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) visited Kumar’s official residence in Kolkata on Sunday evening to serve the notice, officials said. The 1989-batch IPS officer has […]

Kolkata: Former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar on Monday skipped questioning on the Saradha cheat fund scam, and instead sought seven days time from the CBI. Kumar was summoned for questioning at 10.30 a.m., but he sent a letter seeking a week’s time before he could present himself for the questioning, stating “personal reasons”. Two […]

Kolkata: Former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar on Friday appeared before the CBI officials here in relation to the Saradha Chit Fund scam. He has been summoned multiple times by the Central Bureau of Investigation in recent weeks but failed to appear as he said he was on leave. Kumar, who headed the Special Investigation Team […]

Kolkata: Former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar was on Friday grilled by the CBI for over four hours the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam, a CBI official said. Kumar, who headed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the state police department that initially probed the scam, reached the Central agency’s Kolkata Office at the CGO […]

Kolkata: CBI sleuths Thursday conducted searches at various locations across the city for top West Bengal police officer Rajeev Kumar in connection with the Saradha ponzi scheme scam and asked him to appear before it on Friday at 11 am. Kumar, who is the additional director general of CID and is alleged to have suppressed […]

Kolkata: CBI sleuths kept up their search on Saturday to locate top West Bengal police officer Rajeev Kumar who has been skipping summons of the probe agency in connection with the multi-crore Saradha deposit default scam. Teams of the special crime branch of CBI visited the office of the CID at Bhabani Bhavan as well […]

Kolkata: In a major jolt to the CBI, the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to senior IPS officer Rajeev Kumar in the Saradha ponzi scam case. The High Court’s Division Bench asked Kumar, who is presently the Additional Director General, West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department, to furnish a personal bond of Rs […]

Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Thursday night named former Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar, currently posted as the Additional DG of state CID, as principal secretary in the Information, Technology and the Electronics Department. According to an order issued by the state government, the IPS officer replaces Debasish Sen, who was holding additional charges […]