A Division Bench of Madras High Court, on Monday, ordered a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the massive illegal mining of beach sand minerals (BSM) going on for many years in the southern coastal districts, citing large-scale corruption, collusion and connivance among politicians, government officials and private mining firms.
Jammu lawyers led by former advocate general Mohammad Aslam Goni on Monday demanded registration of an FIR and independent enquiry by CBI into the alleged custodial death of Makhan Din who was interrogated by the police in connection with a terrorist attack in Billawar where four soldiers were killed.
The Kerala High Court on Thursday reserved its orders on the appeal moved by the widow of Additional District Magistrate (ADM) Naveen Babu against the single bench order rejecting her plea for a CBI probe into the death of her deceased husband, who was found hanging at his official quarters on October 15, 2024.
More than two years after human feces was mixed into an overhead tank (OHT) supplying water to the Dalit enclave in Vengaivayal village, Pudukottai district, the CB-CID of the Tamil Nadu Police informed the Madras High Court on Friday that the investigation has been completed.
Dismissing a petition filed by late ADM's wife Manjusha, a single bench of Justice Kauser Edapagath directed the Kannur Deputy Inspector General ( DIG) to supervise the ongoing investigation of the Special Investigation Team( SIT).
A single bench of Justice Kausar Edappagam will announce the decision. The petition was filed by Manjusha, Naveen Babu’s wife, who has sought a comprehensive probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into her husband’s death.
The post-mortem report of Additional District Magistrate (ADM) Naveen Babu, who was found dead in his official quarters at Pallikkunnu, Kannur, has confirmed that his death was caused by hanging, with no suspicious injuries or wounds on the body.
Dr Ghosh resigned as principal of the medical college after massive backlash over his alleged remarks questioning the victim.
The team will camp in Kolkata till the case is solved.
He said a CBI investigation is necessary in the matter as the corruption under the Delhi government has culminated in the Rajendra Nagar incident in which lives of three UPSC aspirants were cut short.
