Crime Branch

A chargesheet before the...

The Madras High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition by Rajesh Das, the suspended Special DGP, facing sexual harassment charges filed by a woman IPS officer.

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday declined to hear an appeal filed by a 69-year-old disabled woman, seeking probe by the Crime Branch, Economic Offence Wing (EOW), Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) or the Enforcement Directorate (ED) into a fraud committed upon her by her relatives, which lead to the loss of Gas Agency, established by her long years of hard work.

Advocate Manika Tripathy, appearing for the petitioner, argued that police is not doing anything about the case and that there is no progress in tracking the whereabouts of the girl.

Ragini Dwivedi had been arrested by the Central Crime Branch, who has been accused of having contacts with businessmen engaged in drugs trade.

The Kerala High Court has issued detailed guidelines for investigation and trial of POCSO cases, including special training to officers so they are sensitized in dealing with such sensitive cases.

IT would seem ironic that with cricket in the subcontinent at a standstill, cases of match-fixing are still making headlines. Kingpin bookie Sanjeev Chawla, who was brought back from the UK, is currently being interrogated by the Crime Branch of the Delhi police and is said to have made some sensational claims about the extent of match-fixing in international cricket.

A PIL has been moved in t...

The CBI has moved the Bombay High Court against the government for appointing a Special Public Prosecutor.