The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Karnataka government and its Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on a plea by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for the restoration of a corruption probe against Shivakumar.
The central agency also conducted searches at the residential premises of the accused DUSIB legal officer identified as Vijay Maggo and recovered Rs 3.79 crore in cash and some property documents.
Meanwhile, Yasin Malik's wife wrote to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to initiate a debate in Parliament for her husband, who she claimed can bring peace to Jammu and Kashmir.
A Delhi Court has recently dismissed the second bail plea of a woman accused in a child trafficking case. She has sought relief on the grounds of parity with another woman enlarged on bail. The court rejected the argument.
The Rouse Avenue Court on Thursday directed the competent authority to grant sanction within one week to prosecute public servants accused in a CBI case linked to the Land for Job case.
Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar said on Wednesday that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah respected the law after the latter earlier in the day appeared before the Lokayukta police in Mysuru in connection with alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) case.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's Political Secretary Naseer Ahmed alleged that the BJP-led central government wants all the agencies to harass CM Siddaramaiah. However, he added that they will not find anything.
Amid growing opposition demand for a CBI probe into the MUDA scam, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said the Lokayukta is an independent agency like the CBI and he has answered all the questions posed by the Lokayukta.
Karnataka Assembly Leader of the Opposition R Ashoka on Wednesday expressed his dissatisfaction with the Lokayukta inquiry into the MUDA scam and said that Only the CBI inquiry can give the correct information regarding what happened in the MUDA case.
Karnataka BJP on Wednesday said that there are doubts regarding the state police's investigation into the MUDA scam case, and a CBI probe is necessary.
The Rouse Avenue court convicted a Delhi police constable for corruption after he accepted a bribe of Rs. one lakh to assist an unnamed individual in a rape case on Tuesday.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted extensive searches across approximately 20 locations in three states as part of an ongoing investigation into organized illegal stone mining activities in Jharkhand. The raids targeted locations in Jharkhand (including three sites in Ran