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CBI to move SC to seek removal of officer caught taking a bribe

May 18, 2013

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will move to the Supreme Court on Monday to seek the removal of the officer, who was caught taking a bribe of Rs 7 lakhs to settle a land dispute. #NewsTracker #Supreme Court #CBI #coal scam #Ranjit Sinha #bribery case #Vivek Dutt
CBI nabs Coalgate scam sleuth on bribery charge

May 18, 2013

The bribery charge is unrelated to the Coalgate scandal, but it effectively removes the man who has been investigating the scandal so far. #CBI #Criminal investigation #Coalgate scam #Ranjit Sinha
BJP slams CBI chief's remarks on Pawan Bansal

May 18, 2013

The BJP Friday took exception to CBI director Ranjit Sinha's remarks that former minister Pawan Kumar Bansal has a strong defence in the case of alleged bribery involving his nephew. #Congress #BJP #NewsTracker #CBI #Railway Minister #Pawan Kumar Bansal #Ranjit Sinha #Vijay Singla

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CBI Chief welcomes moves to free agency from ext influence

2013-05-15 15:38:00

As a high-powered Group of Ministers (GoM) gets down to work on how to free the CBI from external influence, the agency's Director Ranjit Sinha cautioned that such welcome moves should go hand-in-hand with steps to ensure that it does not become a rogue #Central Bureau of Investigation #Pawan Kumar Bansal #Palaniappan Chidambaram
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Whatever SC said is right: CBI Director Ranjit Sinha

2013-05-09 20:38:00

New Delhi: After the Supreme Court's sharp attack on CBI for being a "caged parrot" of its masters, the agency's Director Ranjit Sinha today said whatever the apex court stated was correct and the issue of autonomy for the organization has to be decided #Central Bureau of Investigation #New Delhi
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Railgate: 3 months to complete probe, says Sinha

2013-05-14 10:57:00

New Delhi: The probe into the bribery scandal that led to resignation of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal is expected to be completed within three months, CBI Director Ranjit Sinha said today. Ruling out that there was any pressure to go soft on the c #Pawan Kumar Bansal #Central Bureau of Investigation #New Delhi

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