Morning Digest | Amit Shah moots poll body for cooperatives across country; CBI to probe Hanskhali rape and death case, and more

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PNB scam | Nirav Modi’s close aide Subhash Shankar Parab sent to CBI custody till April 26

A special court on Tuesday granted the CBI custody of Subhash Shankar Parab, a close confidante of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, till April 26 in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) multi–crore fraud. Mr. Parab was arrested by the CBI and brought to Mumbai from Cairo on Tuesday morning. He was looking after the banking related activities of Mr. Modi’s companies namely M/s Diamond R US, M/s Solar Exports and M/s Stellar Diamonds.

Amit Shah moots poll body for cooperatives across country

Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that elections in cooperatives should be held in a democratic and transparent manner and suggested that a body on the lines of the Election Commission of India to conduct the polls. Mr. Shah, who is in charge of the newly created Ministry of Cooperation, said many agriculture cooperative societies were not registered due to political reasons and there should be transparency in administration.

Elon Musk sued over delay in disclosing Twitter stake

Tesla CEO Elon Musk was sued on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, by former Twitter Inc shareholders who claim they missed out on the recent run-up in its stock price because he waited too long to disclose a 9.2% stake in the social media company.

At least 10 shot as gunman opens fire on subway in New York City’s Brooklyn area