Saradha Chit Fund Case

Supreme Court withdraws order protecting Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar from arrest, tells CBI to 'act in accordance with law'

The Supreme Court on Friday withdrew its interim order protecting former Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar from arrest, allowing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to "act in accordance with the law". Kumar's protection from arrest will be withdrawn after seven days, after which the CBI will be at freedom to take him into custody.

BJP seeks Kolkata police permission for 'Save Democracy' sit-in at same spot where Mamata Banerjee held dharna last week

BJP has already sent a letter to the city police seeking permission for the dharna at the Metro Channel in the heart of the city between 21 ans 23 February, party's state general secretary Sayantan Basu said on Monday

Denied permission for helicopter landing, Yogi Adityanath to travel by road from Jharkhand to address rally in West Bengal’s Purulia

With no permission to land his chopper in West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath will land in Jharkhand’s Bokaro and then travel to Purulia by road

Opposition leaders Chandrababu Naidu, Jayant Chaudhary voice support for Mamata Banerjee's protest against Centre

Support from opposition leaders like N Chandrababu Naidu, Jayant Chaudhury and Manoj Jha poured in for West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee whose sit-in over the CBI's attempt to question the Kolkata Police commissioner in connection with chit fund scams continued on Monday.

Saradha scam probe: Rajeev Kumar had alleged political interference by 'gentleman' to victimise him, in letter to Alok Verma

The Kolkata Police commissioner also suggested that the notice to appear in person before the investigating officer was politically motivated.

Saradha chit fund case: Madras High Court grants Nalini Chidambaram four-week interim protection from arrest

In a breather to former finance minister P Chidambaram's wife Nalini, the Madras High Court on Saturday granted her interim protection from arrest by the CBI in the Saradha chit fund case till she obtains regular anticipatory bail from a jurisdictional court in West Bengal.