The Central Bureau of Investigation may arrest eight bigwigs involved in the 2G Spectrum scam, including former telecom minister A Raja, corporate lobbyist Niira Radia and key Raja aides RK Chandolia and A K Srivastava.
Former telecom minister A Raja, who was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday in connection with the 2G spectrum scam, will be produced before the CBI court at Patiala house on Thursday afternoon.Two of Raja's key aides -- S Behura and R K Chandolia -- were also arrested by the CBI on Wednesday. According to CBI officials, the agency has enough evidence against Raja and others in the spectrum scandal. The CBI is expected to seek custody of Raja.
Central Bureau of Investigation officials raided former Telecom Minister A Raja's houses in Chennai and Delhi. The CBI also raided the houses of four telecom officials. The raids are being carried out at the residences of former telecom secretary Siddharth Behura, Raja's personal secretary R K Chandolia, member telecom K Sridhar and deputy director general, Department of Telecom, A K Srivastava.
The high court's order came on a plea by acquitted individual and Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt Ltd director Asif Balwa that the CBI has not placed on record the mandatory authority under the provisions of the CrPC.
The ED, in its chargesheet, had alleged that Rs 200 crore was paid by Swan Telecom (P) Ltd promoters to DMK-run Kalaignar TV.
The Delhi high court on Tuesday refused to grant early hearing on the Central Bureau of Investigation's appeal challenging the acquittal of former Union telecom minister A Raja and others in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case.
The list, which was released by Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari, also included former AAP MLA Kapil Mishra and has 11 SC and four woman candidates.
A special Central Bureau of Investigation court on Monday issued a non-bailable warrant against Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MP Kanimozhi, facing trial in the 2G spectrum case, for non-appearance only to cancel it in less than an hour after her counsel appeared before the court and apologised for the same.
The matter was mentioned before a bench of Delhi high court's acting chief justice Gita Mittal and kustice C Hari Shankar by Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta. The court allowed it to be listed for hearing on Wednesday.
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'The transactions were done in a circuitous route deliberately and most of the companies involved in it are Reliance ADA group firms.'
The accused had also requested the court to take on record the written answers afresh.
Balwa, who is accused along with 16 others in the case, claimed that he cannot be prosecuted for pushing back Tata in the race as the firm was never in the race to get the 2G spectrum licence
Over a year after the judgement was reserved, a bench of justices G S Singhvi and S J Mukhopadhaya rejected the pleas of the telecom companies which pleaded that they be tried in a magisterial court unlike other accused in 2G cases as they have not been charged under Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act.
The CMM was appointed as commissioner to record 84-year-old Ammal's testimony by a Special CBI Court, holding trial in the case, in the wake of the Supreme Court's direction.
The judgment in the 2G case is a huge, huge, indictment of the criminal investigation and justice system, says R Jagannathan.
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MP Kanimozhi on Thursday sought the dismissal of a Central Bureau of Investigation plea seeking special court's permission to summon some additional witnesses, including Enforcement Directorate Deputy Director Rajeshwar Singh, in the 2G spectrum allocation case.
He allegedly advanced the cut-off date to favour accused firms in allocation of 2G licences.
The court said a 'scam was created when there was none'.
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