Articles tagged under: CBI

CBI Court Ahmedabad sentences ex-Western Railway official to 3 years in jail

July 22, 2025
CBI Court Ahmedabad sentences ex-Western Railway official to 3 years in jail

Ahmedabad: The Special Judge for CBI cases in Ahmedabad on Monday sentenced Harish Kishore Gupta, who formerly served as Divisional Engineer (C) at the Bhavnagar DRM Office of Western Railway, to three years of rigorous imprisonment and fined him Rs 1 lakh for accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000, according to a statement by the agency. The case dates back to July 15, 2010, when the CBI booked Gupta on charges of soliciting and receiving an illegal payment of Rs 5,000 from a railway contractor, the co...Read More

CBI searches residence of Pharmacy Council of India chief in Ahmedabad

July 03, 2025
CBI searches residence of Pharmacy Council of India chief in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad : In a major action against alleged corruption in India’s pharmacy education system, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday conducted searches at the Ahmedabad residence of Montu Patel, President of the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI). The search was conducted at his bungalow in Zundal as part of a widening investigation into bribery and irregularities in the recognition of pharmacy colleges across several states, particularly Maharashtra. It is learnt that Patel i...Read More

CBI extradites ₹3.66 crore fraud accused wanted by Gujarat Police from Dubai

June 21, 2025
CBI extradites ₹3.66 crore fraud accused wanted by Gujarat Police from Dubai

Ahmedabad: A man wanted in a ₹3.66 crore fraud case has been deported to India from the UAE following a coordinated operation involving Gujarat Police, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), and Interpol, officials said on Saturday. The accused, Upavan Pavan Jain, a real estate broker, faced charges of impersonation, forgery, cheating, and criminal conspiracy. He allegedly deceived a buyer by presenting four different properties and used an associate posing as the owner. Jain is accused o...Read More

CBI searches in 5 states including Gujarat in ₹183 crore fake bank guarantee scam

June 21, 2025
CBI searches in 5 states including Gujarat in ₹183 crore fake bank guarantee scam

Ahmedabad: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) carried out searches on Thursday and Friday at 23 locations across five states, including Gujarat, in connection with a forged bank guarantee scam case and arrested two accused, including a Senior Manager of Punjab National Bank. The law enforcement agency, in a press statement, said that it had registered three separate cases on May 9, 2025, following directions from the High Court of Madhya Pradesh. These cases involve a major financial fra...Read More

CBI Court orders 3 years jail to Samast Muslim Khalifa Sunnatval Jamat’s then President – Secretary for FCRA violation

May 11, 2025
CBI Court orders 3 years jail to Samast Muslim Khalifa Sunnatval Jamat’s then President – Secretary for FCRA violation

Surat: A CBI court has sentenced three accused, including the then president and secretary of Navsari Trust Samast Muslim Khalijna Sunnatwal Jamaat, to 3 years imprisonment in a case related to criminal conspiracy and Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), with a total fine of Rs. 60,000/ which includes a fine of 20,000/- on the accused trust. The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate of CBI Court No. 02, Ahmedabad ordered 3 years imprisonment to then president of Trust Samast Muslim Khalifa...Read More

CBI searches at multiple locations in Gujarat linked to ex-IRS officer Santosh Karnani

May 08, 2025
CBI searches at multiple locations in Gujarat linked to ex-IRS officer Santosh Karnani

Ahmedabad: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) carried out searches at 11 locations in Gujarat and Rajasthan on Thursday in connection with a corruption case involving Santosh Karnani, a 2005-batch IRS officer. According to a news agency, the searches were conducted at properties linked to Karnani, his associates, and family members in Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, and Jaipur. Karnani, who was then serving as the Additional Commissioner of Income Tax (Central) Range-1, Ahmedabad, was booked in...Read More

CBI arrests 5 railway officers in bribe case; Recovers gold, cash in searches at 11 locations, including Vadodara

February 19, 2025
CBI arrests 5 railway officers in bribe case; Recovers gold, cash in searches at 11 locations, including Vadodara

Ahmedabad: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has unearthed a bribery network involving two IRPS officers and others in the office of DRM, Vadodara, Western Railway on allegations of collection of huge bribe for favouring candidates in Limited Departmental Examination of Western Railway. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested 06 accused including Sr. Divisional Personnel Officer (IRPS: 2008) and Divisional Personnel Officer (IRPS: 2018 batch) both of Western Railway, Vadodara; Dy. ...Read More

CBI Gandhinagar books three Western Railway officials in corruption case

February 19, 2025
CBI Gandhinagar books three Western Railway officials in corruption case

Vadodara: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday booked four individuals, including three senior Western Railway officials, in a case related to bribery in the Railway Departmental Examination. In the latest development, the central agency today, arrested six accused, including five railway officers (two of whom are IRPS officers) and a private person, in the case. During searches at multiple locations linked to the accused individuals, the agency recovered 650 grams of gold and a...Read More

CBI conducts raid at railway DRM office in Vadodara

February 19, 2025
CBI conducts raid at railway DRM office in Vadodara

Vadodara: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) carried out a raid at the office of the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of the Vadodara Division of Western Railway on Tuesday. The raid was conducted in connection with an investigation into alleged irregularities in promotions and recruitment of employees in the Vadodara division. It is learnt that over 50 CBI officers are involved in the investigation, which includes questioning four railway employees, including two officers. The CBI tea...Read More

Bank Fraud Accused Arrested at Ahmedabad Airport after Two Decades on Run

January 29, 2025
Bank Fraud Accused Arrested at Ahmedabad Airport after Two Decades on Run

Ahmedabad: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday apprehended Virendra Patel at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in the city. The fugitive, a former director of Charotar Nagrik Sahakari Bank in Anand, was allegedly involved in a Rs 77 crore financial fraud and had been on the run for two decades. According to the CBI, Patel was extradited from America via Interpol and taken into custody upon arriving at Ahmedabad airport. He allegedly orchestrated the Rs 77 crore...Read More