sit (special investigation team)

Mumbai, April 5 Nationalist Congress Party leader Sunil Tatkare said on Sunday that individuals with "malicious tendencies" should be tried in fast-track courts, and if warranted, should be given the death penalty.He was responding to queries about self-proclaimed godman Ashok Kharat, who was...

Hazaribagh, March 30 – The brutal rape and murder of a minor girl in Kusumbha village, under the jurisdiction of the Vishnugarh police station in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, has sparked widespread public outrage in the district.The BJP, along with local residents, called for a "Hazaribagh Bandh"...

Kolkata, March 29 The Election Commission (EC) released the fourth supplementary voter list on Sunday, following the completion of inquiries by the SIT in West Bengal, which is heading towards elections, an official said.However, there was no information from the EC regarding the total number...

Hyderabad, March 17 Telangana Director General of Police B Shivadhar Reddy on Tuesday constituted a nine-member SIT to investigate the case of alleged drug seizure at a farmhouse in Moinabad near here, in which a TDP MP and a former BRS MLA are allegedly involved.TDP MP from Andhra Pradesh...

New Delhi, March 16 The Haryana government told the Supreme Court on Monday that it had decided not to grant sanction to prosecute Ali Khan Mahmudabad, a professor at Ashoka University, who was booked last year for social media posts related to Operation Sindoor, as a one-time gesture of...

Patna, March 15 – Demonstrating swift and coordinated action, the police in Bihar’s Saharsa district solved the high-profile murder case of Satish Jha, also known as Chhotu Mishra, within 36 hours of the crime on Sunday.The incident occurred on March 13 near Mira Talkies, under the...

New Delhi, March 13 The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking action against individuals or organizations allegedly spreading misinformation through posters or public statements about the Tirumala laddus controversy.On October 4, 2024, the top court had set up a...

Kochi, March 13 – The Kerala High Court on Friday made it clear that it would not interfere in the ongoing investigation into the alleged gold theft linked to the Sabarimala Temple, stating that a competent officer is handling the investigation under judicial supervision.This observation came...

Kochi, March 13 The SIT investigating the alleged misappropriation of gold from Sabarimala temple artifacts has moved the Kerala High Court to cancel the bail of the tantri (chief priest), Kandararu Rajeevaru, claiming that the relief granted to him has resulted in a "grave miscarriage of...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 12 CPI(M) MLA Kadakampally Surendran alleged on Thursday that the prime accused in the Sabarimala gold theft case, Unnikrishnan Potty, was conspiring against him to damage his reputation ahead of the state assembly elections.He was responding to reporters here after...

Mumbai, March 9 An SIT will be constituted to investigate serious irregularities and corruption detected in the land acquisition and mutation process at Mouje Gangapur in Nandurbar district, Maharashtra, Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said in the legislative council on Monday.He...

Koraput (Odisha), February 28 The Odisha Police formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Saturday to investigate the illegal hashish oil trade racket operating from an island in the Koraput district, from where narcotic drugs worth Rs 225 crore were seized two days ago, an officer said on...

Kollam (Kerala), February 27 A court here on Friday granted statutory bail to a former TDB official in connection with the Sabarimala gold theft case.Kollam Vigilance Court Judge Mohit CS granted bail to former Thiruvabharanam (sacred ornament) Commissioner K S Baiju in the case related to the...

Chandigarh, February 26 – The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday rejected the newly formed Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab to investigate the 328 unaccounted "swaroops" (copies) of the Guru Granth Sahib, while claiming that a new team...

Guwahati, February 24 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma reacted to the decision to move the case involving popular Assamese singer Zubeen Garg to a fast-track court on Tuesday, stating that while the government can expedite the trial process, it has no control over judicial outcomes...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 24 The BJP organized a protest in front of Cliff House, the official residence of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, demanding a CBI investigation into the alleged gold theft case at Sabarimala.Addressing the gathering, BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 24 The Congress-led UDF opposition once again disrupted and boycotted the proceedings in the Kerala assembly on Tuesday, raising the issue of alleged misappropriation of gold from Sabarimala.After staging a protest in the well of the House and shouting slogans...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 23 The SIT on Monday approached a district court here seeking cancellation of the anticipatory bail granted to expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil, alleging that he violated the bail conditions in a sexual assault case.The SIT filed a petition before the...

Kochi, February 23 – AICC general secretary K.C. Venugopal questioned the State government’s handling of the arrest of the Sabarimala tantri on Monday, alleging an undue eagerness to portray him as guilty despite the absence of evidence cited by the court.Venugopal said that if credible...

Tirupati, February 21 The Andhra Pradesh government's appointment of a one-man committee to examine a report by the SIT investigating the Tirupati laddoo adulteration issue is an "insult" to the Supreme Court and the judicial process, said senior YSRCP leader and former TTD chairman B Karunakar...