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Mamata Banerjee government gives Rajeev Kumar additional charge of economic offences directorate, special task force of Kolkata Police
•Rajeev Kumar, who recently took over as the state CID chief after completing his tenure as the city police commissioner, would hold additional charge of the two departments until further orders, a home department official said Saturday.
SC's Justice L Nageswara Rao recuses self from hearing CBI plea alleging West Bengal officers obstructing Saradha chit fund probe
•A three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Rao and Sanjiv Khanna adjourned the hearing on pleas of the CBI, saying that one of the judges was not inclined to be part of the bench to hear the matter. Justice Rao said he had appeared for the state as a lawyer and therefore cannot hear the case. The bench has now posted the matter for hearing on 27 February before an appropriate bench of which Justice Rao is not a part.
Saradha chit fund scam: SC to take up contempt case against Bengal chief secy, DGP, Kolkata Police chief on Wednesday
•The Supreme Court on Tuesday decided not to pass any order on summoning West Bengal chief secretary, DGP and Kolkata police commissioner for their personal presence before it in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam, in which the three have been issued contempt notice.
Rajeev Kumar made ADG, IGP of West Bengal CID; Anuj Sharma replaces him as Kolkata Police commissioner
Fp Staff •Kumar was made Kolkata police commissioner in May 2016. He was due for transfer ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
Saradha scam: CBI releases Rajeev Kumar after three hours of questioning; Kolkata Police chief returning home
Fp Staff •Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar, who has been questioned by the CBI at its office in Shillong for multiple hours a day, was released on Wednesday after only three hours of interrogation.
Kolkata Police chief Rajeev Kumar grilled for 11 hrs in connection with chit fund scam cases, to face CBI again tomorrow
•Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar will have to appear before the CBI for the fifth consecutive day on Wednesday for questioning in connection with chit fund scam cases
Kolkata top cop Rajeev Kumar faces CBI questioning over Saradha and Rose Valley chit fund scams for fourth day in a row
•Rajeev Kumar, who in being examined since Saturday, arrived shortly before 10.30 am at the CBI office. He is being questioned in connection with his role in the alleged tampering of evidence in the Saradha scam
Former TMC MP Kunal Ghosh reaches CBI's Shillong office for questioning in Saradha, Rose Valley chit fund scams
•Former TMC MP Kunal Ghosh was arrested in the chit fund scams on 23 November, 2013, and sent to custody by the CBI on 4 September, 2014, after it took over the investigation on the orders of the Supreme Court.
CBI to question Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar over Saradha chit fund scam for the second day on Sunday
•The CBI will continue the questioning of Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar for the second day on Sunday.
Daily Bulletin: CBI to question Rajeev Kumar today, Narendra Modi to visit Assam, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh; day's top stories
Fp Staff •Narendra Modi is likely to visit three North East states today even as the Centre has come under fire for Rafale; CBI to question Rajeev Kumar today; day's top stories