The Supreme Court will hear the CBI’s Special Leave Petition challenging anticipatory bail granted to West Bengal DGP Rajeev Kumar in the Saradha chit fund case. A contempt petition against him may also be addressed alongside the SLP.
The Supreme Court of India denied Arif Nisar’s interim bail request linked to a Rs 3,558 crore cloud rental scam, citing a lack of urgent medical need. The Enforcement Directorate claims Nisar misled investors, using funds from new investors to pay existing ones in a Ponzi-like scheme, without generating legitimate rental income.
Mumbai, February 4: Ukrainian actor Armen Ataine, arrested in connection with the Torres investment scam, was found to have a fake birth certificate and falsely claimed to be an Indian national, according to Mumbai Police. Ataine was taken into custody last week and was presented before a court on Monday after the completion of his police custody. The court sent him to 14-day judicial custody. The police did not ask for an extension of his custody but stated that they might seek fresh remand if required.
