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CBI Files 2G Charge Sheet

Just ahead of crucial assembly elections in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, a politically volatile charge sheet has been filed in the $39-billion 2G spectrum corruption scandal.

The scam is also being probed by two high-powered political bodies – the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) and the Indian parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC). However, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Indian equivalent of the FBI, has now filed a mammoth 80,000-page charge sheet in a New Delhi court.

The immediate implication of the charge sheet is that A. Raja, a key leader in the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in the state, has been singled out. Raja, a former central minister who was just finishing up an initial 60-day stint in detention over the corruption claims, has been accused of a number of offences including criminal conspiracy and forgery. The basic charge is that Raja OK’d frequency and mobile network licenses to companies that weren’t eligible for them in return for massive kickbacks in return.

The charge sheet, brought to the court in seven steel trunks, is the first in the 2G spectrum scam that has rocked the country. What should really worry the DMK, though, is that the CBI has promised to file supplementary charges naming more individuals and companies over the next couple of months. In addition, the CBI has reportedly said that a separate charge sheet on Kalaignar TV, owned by DMK supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi’s family, will also be filed.

Nine individuals have been named in the charges, including two former top bureaucrats, Sidharth Behura and RK Chandolia, who were close to Raja. Three executives from Anil Ambani's ADAG group, including the group’s Managing Director Gautam Doshi, have reportedly been accused of assisting in cheating.

The three companies named in the charge sheet are Swan Telecom, Unitech Wireless and Anil Ambani's Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, a significant development considering that thus far the CBI had previously only fingered two companies -- Swan and Unitech Wireless -- as being the biggest beneficiaries of the 2G scam. Both these companies are essentially accused of dealing in real estate and creating new telecoms firms to acquire mobile network licenses.

 
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12 comments on "CBI Files 2G Charge Sheet"
  Commented by  Rajeev Sharma, Strategic Analyst, Columnist, Publishing    | 04 06 2011 17:34:08 +0000
Thanks to Mr Murali, Danke sir, Neelima madam and all my Toostep colleagues who have taken time out of their busy schedules to read my article and comment on it. It is a great feeling.
  Commented by  Capt. V.S. Kartik, CEO/MD    | 04 06 2011 14:12:23 +0000
We are at present inundated by scams and corruption in every sphere. Looks like we need a benign dictatorship to sort things out for a while. I wonder how we will ever shake off these illiterate politicos who get elected by us and then engage in such acts with impunity.
I pray for increased literacy so that we get aware of our rights as citizens and get together to effect drastic change.
  Commented by  Rathin Deb, Freelance Retail Consultant    | 04 06 2011 13:43:01 +0000
Sneha thanks for the referral. This will be really good one since some of the scam-star politician has not got the amount the cat is out of the bag and the chain reaction is long including Anna Hazare. 

I think this is the beginning of end of corruption in India and Indian Politics.
Same as aspected..........
  Commented by  SHRIKANT MANOHAR DANKE, Consultant, Project Management Consultancy Firm    | 04 06 2011 06:07:33 +0000
Thanks for this information, Rajeev Sir.
& thanks for referral, Sneha.
  Commented by  Santosh A. Jadhav, Executive - Business Development, Titan Aeration    | 04 06 2011 04:36:37 +0000
This shouldn be a kind of case which has been opened by some politicians who didn got their cut in the scam, if it is so then lets forget about clean India dream coming true, if it is truly a charged case by govt. without anyone's influence (Mukesh ambani's specially) then govt should now go ahead and try out for many other such frauds.
  Commented by  sudhakar, Head Markering, codezene (P) ltd    | 04 05 2011 17:04:50 +0000
A clean Governance  is a dream comes true
  Commented by  Biswajit Sarma, Project Manager, Construction of 5 Star Hotel (Raddison)    | 04 05 2011 15:35:49 +0000
so what will happen ? In the past CBI had chargesheeted Lallo, Jayaprada, and a list of politicians. The chargesheeted politicians has now enough money to defend themselves in the court and to delay the case.
  Commented by  Sanjay Bhardwaj, Partner/Principal/VP, BPL Ltd, Health Management Solution    | 04 05 2011 14:39:11 +0000
What is next ????
Another probe or examplary punishment for accused ??
  Commented by  Neelima Pandey, PR & Media Relations Manager, Group M    | 04 05 2011 10:48:22 +0000
Usage of communications should be banned for such people :P
It is shameful that such things come up and well this scam is so big that I somehow think that all those are involved wont get punished. Plus all this coming up just before elections hows the purpose..
  Commented by  manish kumar, freelancer    | 04 04 2011 08:16:40 +0000
there should be more charge sheet on others scam.thank u sir for info...
  Commented by  S. Muralidharan, Head, Project Planning/Strategy, Knowledge Foundation    | 04 04 2011 08:03:52 +0000
But for Supreme Court's pressure, 80,000 pages charge sheet by CBI would never have been possible.  Should the present Telecom Minister take cognizance of such charge-sheet or he would call press to say that the CBI is acting on a "presumptive loss", which is unlawful!  His own department officers who spilled the beans in order to escape the wrath!
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