HBL – 2G scam: JPC may decide against summoning politicians
2G scam: JPC may decide against summoning politicians
Our Bureau
New Delhi, June 5:
In a move that could give a breather to the former Telecom Minister, Mr A. Raja and the Home Minister, Mr P Chidambaram, the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probing the 2G scam may decide not to call any politician to depose before the panel.
The panel has already gathered evidence from over 20 bureaucrats, including senior serving and retired officials of Telecom, Finance and Home Ministries, the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Comptroller and Auditor General.
The JPC Chairman, Mr P.C Chacko, said panel members have demanded that almost all former Telecom and Finance Ministers and even former Prime Ministers should be summoned before the JPC. The list will be discussed in the panel’s meeting scheduled on June 12.
However, Mr Chacko said it may not be possible for the panel to summon all the… Continue reading
DH – 2G: Kanimozhi allowed to visit Tamil Nadu on dad’s birthday
New Delhi, May 31, 2012, (PTI) :
DMK MP Kanimozhi, facing trial in the 2G spectrum allocation scam, has been allowed by a Delhi court to visit Tamil Nadu on June 3 to celebrate the birthday of her father and party patriarch M Karunanidhi.
Special CBI Judge O P Saini also allowed Kanimozhi’s plea for exemption from personal appearance from the court.
Kanimozhi was granted bail by the Delhi High Court on November 28, nearly six months after she was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on May 20, 2011.
The CBI had arrested her for allegedly receiving Rs 200 crore bribe through the DMK-run Kalaignar TV from Shahid Balwa’s DB Group.
Kanimozhi is facing trial in the case along with 13 persons and three companies.
DH – 2G case: Behura, five others allowed to go abroad
New Delhi, May 30, 2012 (IANS)
A CBI special court here Wednesday allowed former telecom secretary Siddharth Behura and five other accused in the 2G case to go abroad in June.
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge O.P. Saini allowed Behura, Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa and co-promoter Vinod Goenka, Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables director Asif Balwa, Cineyug Films director Karim Morani and Unitech’s managing director Sanjay Chandra to go abroad.
“The six accused are facing trial in a very serious matter and it is incumbent upon them to be available… for facing trial. However, at the same time travelling is a natural incident of human life and should not normally be denied without any valid reason,” said the court.
Accused and DMK MP Kanimozhi has moved an application seeking to visit her state Tamil Nadu on the occasion of the birthday of her father and DMK… Continue reading
Mint – 2G scam | Promoters of Essar and Loop charged, get bail
Posted: Fri, May 25 2012. 11:17 PM IST
2G scam | Promoters of Essar and Loop charged, get bail
The framing of charges by the special court of justice O.P. Saini, who is presiding over the 2G scam case, paves the way for the trial of the five accused, which will commence on 27 July
Sahil Makkar
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New Delhi: A special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday charged Ravi Ruia and Anshuman Ruia of the Essar Group and I.P. Khaitan and Kiran Khaitan of Loop Telecom Pvt. Ltd with having entered a criminal conspiracy with the intention of cheating the government during the allocation of second-generation (2G) spectrum and licences in 2008.
A fifth suspect, Essar Group director (strategy and planning) Vikash Saraf, was charged with cheating. The court granted bail to all five accused, but asked them to surrender… Continue reading
2G scam | Promoters of Essar and Loop charged, get bail
New Delhi: A special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday charged Ravi Ruia and Anshuman Ruia of the Essar Group and I.P. Khaitan and Kiran Khaitan of Loop Telecom Pvt. Ltd with having entered a criminal conspiracy with the intention of cheating the government during the allocation of second-generation (2G) spectrum and licences in 2008.
A fifth suspect, Essar Group director (strategy and planning) Vikash Saraf, was charged with cheating. The court granted bail to all five accused, but asked them to surrender their passports.
The framing of charges by the special court of justice O.P. Saini, who is presiding over the 2G scam case, paves the way for the trial of the five accused, which will commence on 27 July.
Ravi Ruia, one of India’s wealthiest persons, is vice-chairman of Essar, and Anshuman Ruia, his nephew, is a director. Kiran Khaitan is the sister of… Continue reading
2G scam: A Raja walks out of Tihar Jail on bail
Click to play videoNew Delhi: Former telecom minister A Raja, an accused in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case, on Tuesday evening walked out of the Tihar Jail, hours after being granted bail by the court of special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) judge O P Saini in New Delhi.
The 49-year-old DMK leader was granted bail on a surety of Rs 25 lakh after spending 15 months in jail.
Raja was the first accused to be arrested in connection with the 2G scam and was the last one to apply and get bail.
However, the DMK leader has been asked by the court to not visit Tamil Nadu without permission. He has also been directed not to visit the office of the Department of Telecom (DoT).
“Considering the progress of the trial, period of custody and the fact that all other accused have been released on… Continue reading
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