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May 16, 2026 6:32 PM

CBI arrests mastermind linked to NEET-UG 2026 biology paper leak

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a senior teacher from Pune in connection with the alleged leak of Biology questions in the NEET-UG 2026 examination, officials said on Saturday. According to the agency, the accused, identified as Manisha Gurunath Mandhare, was arrested in Delhi after detailed interrogation. She was allegedly involved in leaking questions from the Botany and Zoology sections of the medical entrance examination. The CBI said Mandhare was associated with the...

May 15, 2026 11:14 AM

NTA announces NEET-UG 2026 re-examination on June 21 after paper leak row

The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday announced that the re-examination for NEET-UG 2026 will be held on June 21, nearly three days after the undergraduate medical entrance examination was cancelled over allegations of a paper leak. In a post on X, the agency said: “NEET (UG) 2026 -- Examination Date Announced. The National Testing Agency, with the approval of the Government of India, has scheduled the re-examination of NEET (UG) 2026 on Sunday, June 21, 2026.” The NTA urged candidat...

February 10, 2026 7:16 PM

Rs 8,000 crore saved from cyber criminals by govt agencies: HM Amit Shah

Highlighting the need to counter institutionalised cyber crime, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that security agencies led by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) have saved or frozen over Rs 8,000 crore out of Rs 20,000 crore swindled by scamsters till November 30, 2025. Addressing the National Conference on Tackling Cyber-Enabled Frauds Law Dismantling the Ecosystem organised by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), HM Shah said 82 lakh cyber crime complaints we...

August 1, 2025 4:14 PM

CBI secures deportation of fugitive Udit Khullar from UAE in Rs 4.5 crore bank fraud case

In a major breakthrough in an ongoing financial fraud investigation, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has secured the deportation of Udit Khullar, a fugitive wanted in connection with a ₹4.55 crore bank fraud case, from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Khullar, who had been absconding and was geo-located in the UAE, was brought back to India on August 1, 2025, as a deportee via Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi. His return was made possible through coordinated efforts between...

January 27, 2025 3:03 PM

RG Kar Verdict: Hearing on admissibility of CBI, Bengal govt pleas concludes, judgment reserved

The hearing on the admissibility of two petitions filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the West Bengal government, seeking the death penalty for Sanjay Roy, the sole convict in the RG Kar rape and murder case, concluded on Monday afternoon at the division bench of the Calcutta High Court. The division bench, comprising Justice Debangshu Basak and Justice Shabbar Rashidi, has reserved its judgment. At the time of filing this report, it was unclear whether the court’s directio...

January 22, 2025 10:13 PM

RG Kar case: CBI approaches Calcutta HC seeking death penalty for convict

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday filed a petition at the Calcutta High Court seeking the death penalty for Sanjay Roy, the sole convict in the case of ghastly rape and murder of a junior woman doctor on the premises of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata last year in August. Sources aware of the development said that the CBI's special crime unit office in Kolkata has taken this step following an instruction from the central probe agency's headquart...

January 22, 2025 5:45 PM

CBI to seek death penalty for Sanjay Roy in RG Kar rape and murder case

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will seek the death penalty for Sanjay Roy, the convict in the RG Kar rape and murder case. According to sources, the application may be filed in the Calcutta High Court within the next two days. The next hearing in the case is scheduled for January 27. Earlier today, the West Bengal government appealed to the High Court division bench against the trial court's life imprisonment verdict convicting Sanjay Roy. Advocate General Kishore Dutta approached ...

January 7, 2025 10:11 AM

Union Home Minister Amit Shah to launch BHARATPOL portal

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah, will officially launch the BHARATPOL portal, developed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in New Delhi on Tuesday. The event will be held at Bharat Mandapam in the national capital. The new portal is expected to significantly enhance real-time information sharing among law enforcement agencies (LEAs), ensuring quicker and more efficient access to international police assistance. The CBI, which serves as the National Central...

September 16, 2024 3:28 PM

ED raids residence of former RG Kar Medical College principal Sandip Ghosh

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids at the residence of Dr. Sandip Ghosh, former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, and other locations in Kolkata on Wednesday. The raids are part of an ongoing investigation into alleged financial irregularities at the institution. The ED has registered a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against Dr. Ghosh, who is currently in the custody of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The CBI arrested Dr. Ghosh ...

September 3, 2024 12:00 PM

Kolkata rape-murder case: CBI arrests former RG Kar Medical College Principal Sandip Ghosh on corruption charges

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Dr. Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College, on Monday over allegations of corruption and financial misconduct at the hospital. Ghosh came under investigation following the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor on the premises of the hospital. The CBI has also arrested two vendors of hospital supplies and a close associate of Ghosh in connection with the case. On August 24, acting on the orders of the Calc...