Special Investigation Team: News

Punjab government approves prosecution of Ram Rahim in sacrilege cases

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has authorized the prosecution of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in connection with the 2015 sacrilege cases, following the Supreme Court's decision to lift the stay previously imposed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

02 Oct 2024

Chandrababu Naidu

Pawan Kalyan reaches Tirupati temple on foot amid laddu row 

Andhra Pradesh's Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan walked to Tirumala temple on foot on Wednesday as part of his 11-day penance over the alleged adulteration of the temple laddus with animal fat.

27 Sep 2024

Andhra Pradesh

Ayodhya's Ram Mandir sends prasad for lab testing

The Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, has sent samples of its prasad to a government lab in Jhansi for testing.

25 Sep 2024

Assembly

'This isn't an encounter': HC on Badlapur accused's custodial death

The Bombay High Court has raised serious questions over the custodial death of Akshay Shinde, a man accused of sexually abusing two girls at a Badlapur school.

24 Sep 2024

Malayalam

Kerala HC rejects actor Siddique's anticipatory bail in assault case

The Kerala High Court has dismissed the anticipatory bail application of Malayalam actor Siddique, who is embroiled in a sexual assault case.

24 Sep 2024

Bangladesh

Hindu Mahasabha calls for Gwalior Bandh during India-Bangladesh test match

The Hindu Mahasabha has called for a bandh in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, on October 6 to protest the upcoming India-Bangladesh cricket match, citing "atrocities" against Hindus in the neighboring country.

Armyman's fiancee sexually assaulted: Ex-Odisha CM Patnaik calls for probe

Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President and former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has called for a court-monitored SIT investigation and a judicial inquiry into the alleged sexual harassment of an Indian Army officer's fiancée while in police custody in Bhubaneswar.

03 Sep 2024

Calcutta High Court

Why CBI arrested ex-RG Kar hospital principal Sandip Ghosh

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, in connection with alleged financial irregularities at the facility.

31 Aug 2024

Kozhikode

FIR filed against director Ranjith for allegedly assaulting male actor

A new First Information Report (FIR) has been lodged against renowned Malayalam director Ranjith, accusing him of sexually harassing a male actor in 2012.

30 Aug 2024

Indian Penal Code

Malayalam actor Jayasurya faces second FIR over sexual assault allegations

Malayalam actor Jayasurya has been hit with a second First Information Report (FIR) over allegations of sexual misconduct.

29 Aug 2024

Kerala

Malayalam MeToo: FIR against actors Mukesh, Jayasurya over abuse allegations

Kerala Police have registered FIRs against Malayalam movie stars M Mukesh and Jayasurya, following allegations of physical and verbal abuse by fellow female actor Minu Muneer.

28 Aug 2024

#MeToo

17 cases registered till now in Mollywood MeToo wave

The #MeToo movement has hit the Malayalam film industry, with 17 cases being registered so far.

ED to probe financial irregularities against RG Kar hospital's ex-principal 

The Enforcement Directorate has initiated an investigation into alleged financial misconduct at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

26 Aug 2024

Calcutta High Court

Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Accused Roy's polygraph test raises questions

Sanjay Roy, the prime suspect in the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, has undergone a polygraph test.

24 Aug 2024

Calcutta High Court

CBI files case against Kolkata hospital ex-principal over financial irregularities

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has initiated a case against Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where a 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor was raped and murdered.

23 Aug 2024

Bombay High Court

Bombay High Court restrains MVA from carrying out state-wide bandh

The Bombay High Court has issued an order, preventing the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) from proceeding with a planned state-wide bandh on Saturday.

23 Aug 2024

Bombay High Court

Badlapur assault case: FIR against school for violating POCSO Act

An FIR has been lodged against the school authorities in the ongoing investigation into the sexual assault of two minors in Badlapur town of Maharashtra's Thane district.

22 Aug 2024

Bombay High Court

Bombay HC questions police over Badlapur school sexual abuse case

The Bombay High Court has raised questions regarding the Maharashtra Police's handling of a sexual abuse case involving two minor girls in a Badlapur school.

20 Aug 2024

Calcutta High Court

Doctor rape-murder: Corruption case against ex-principal of RG Kar hospital

The Kolkata Police have filed a corruption investigation against Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

Kolkata principal resigns amid massive protests over doctor's rape-murder 

The principal of Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College, Dr Sandip Ghosh, resigned on Monday after the public outcry over the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor on campus late Thursday.

Kolkata medical college superintendent removed after trainee doctor's murder

The West Bengal Health Department has removed Dr. Sanjay Vasishta, the superintendent of Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College, following the alleged rape and murder of a 31-year-old woman trainee doctor on the hospital premises.

10 Aug 2024

Kolkata

If necessary, Kolkata doctor murderer will be hanged: Mamata Banerjee 

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has promised stringent action in the case of a post-graduate trainee doctor who was found dead at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.

07 Aug 2024

Bengaluru Police

Karnataka priest suspended for displaying Darshan's photo in temple

A priest in Karnataka, identified as Mallikarjun Swamy, alias Malli, has been suspended for placing a photograph of murder-accused Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa inside the temple's sanctum sanctorum.

02 Aug 2024

DY Chandrachud

Supreme Court rejects pleas seeking probe into electoral bond misuse 

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a series of petitions seeking a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into alleged misuse of electoral bonds by political parties.

17 Jul 2024

Sikkim

Former Sikkim minister's body found floating in West Bengal canal

The body of RC Poudyal, a former minister from Sikkim, was discovered in a canal near Siliguri, West Bengal, on Wednesday.

26 Jun 2024

Bengaluru

Bengaluru court denies bail to JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna

The Special People Representative Court in Bengaluru has rejected the bail plea of suspended Janata Dal (Secular) leader Prajwal Revanna in the first of three sexual assault cases.

20 Jun 2024

NEET

Bihar deputy CM links Tejashwi Yadav to NEET paper leak

Bihar's Deputy Chief Minister, Vijay Sharma, has accused his predecessor, Tejashwi Yadav, in the alleged National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) paper leak.

07 Jun 2024

Bengaluru

Prajwal Revanna's mother granted interim bail in kidnapping case 

The Karnataka High Court has granted interim anticipatory bail to Bhavani Revanna, mother of suspended Janata Dal (Secular) leader Prajwal Revanna.

06 Jun 2024

Bengaluru

Sexual assault allegations: Prajwal's police custody extended till June 10

Former MP Prajwal Revanna's police custody has been extended until June 10 by a special Bengaluru court in the sexual assault case against him.

31 May 2024

Janata Dal (Secular)

'Ready to face law...': Prajwal's first comment after arrest

In his first remarks after his arrest, suspended Janata Dal (Secular) leader Prajwal Revanna on Friday said that he is ready to face the law and will fully cooperate with the investigation.

31 May 2024

Janata Dal (Secular)

Prajwal arrested from Bengaluru airport; medical test, court hearing today

Prajwal Revanna, suspended leader of the Janata Dal (Secular) who is facing sexual assault charges, was arrested by the Karnataka Police after he arrived at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport in the early hours of Friday.

29 May 2024

Janata Dal (Secular)

Sex scandal row: Prajwal's tickets booked, to reach India Friday

Prajwal Revanna, the suspended Janata Dal (Secular) leader who faces allegations of mass sexual abuse, has reportedly booked a flight from Munich, Germany to Bengaluru for Thursday.

MEA processing request to revoke Prajwal Revanna's diplomatic passport: Report

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is processing a request from the Karnataka government to cancel the diplomatic passport of MP Prajwal Revanna, the suspended Janata Dal (Secular) leader who faces allegations of mass sexual abuse and is currently in Germany.

Prajwal case: Woman forced to file false complaint, says NCW

In a twist to the Karnataka sex scandal row linked to Janata Dal (Secular) MP Prajwal Revanna, a woman involved in the case has reportedly claimed that she was forced by a group of people posing as police officers to lodge a false complaint.

02 May 2024

Siddaramaiah

Prajwal had diplomatic passport, no clearance issued by us: Centre 

Janata Dal (Secular) leader Prajwal Revanna—who is at the center of a sexual abuse case—traveled to Germany on a diplomatic passport, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.

02 May 2024

Rahul Gandhi

'PM Modi asking votes for rapist Prajwal Revanna': Rahul Gandhi 

Congress heavyweight Rahul Gandhi on Thursday hit out the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for supporting Janata Dal (Secular) leader Prajwal Revanna, who is currently embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal.

02 May 2024

H D Deve Gowda

Prajwal's 'sex scandal': Lookout notice issued against Deve Gowda's grandson 

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed by the Karnataka government has issued a lookout circular against the suspended Janata Dal (Secular) MP and grandson of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, Prajwal Revanna.

28 Apr 2024

Mumbai Police

Sahil Khan detained by SIT in Mahadev betting app case

Actor and fitness influencer Sahil Khan has been detained by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) from Chhattisgarh on Sunday.

28 Mar 2024

Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand: Nanakmatta Gurudwara chief shot dead by unidentified assailants

The head of religious services at Uttarakhand's Nanakmatta Gurdwara, Baba Tarsem Singh, was reportedly shot dead by two unidentified people on Thursday morning.

22 Mar 2024

Allahabad High Court

Allahabad HC declares UP's Madarsa Education Act 2004 as 'unconstitutional' 

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Friday deemed the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004 as "unconstitutional."

20 Mar 2024

Bhagwant Mann

Sidhu Moose Wala's father levels harassment accusations against Punjab government

Balkaur Singh, the father of the late Punjabi singer-rapper Sidhu Moose Wala, has publicly leveled accusations of harassment against the Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab government.

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