April 25, 2014 6:33 PM

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2G scam: ED files charge sheet against Raja, Kanimozhi

The Enforcement Directorate today files charge sheet in a Delhi court against former Telecom Minister A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi and 17 others in a money laundering case relating to 2G spectrum allocation scam.

The investigating agency in its charge sheet also named DMK Supremo M Karunanidhi's wife Dayalu Ammal, Swan Telecom Pvt Ltd promoters Shahid Usman Balwa and Vinod Goenka as accused in the case.

The charge sheet alleged that 200 crore rupees was paid by Swan Telecom promoters to DMK-run Kalaignar TV. The final report names 10 individuals and nine companies as accused in the case.

Directors of Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt Ltd, Asif Balwa and Rajiv Aggarwal, Bollywood producer Karim Morani and Kalaignar TV Managing Director Sharad Kumar have also been named as accused in the case. All of them are also facing trial in the 2G scam case in which CBI had earlier filed charge sheets.

The Enforcement Directorate's charge sheet was filed before Special CBI Judge O P Saini. The judge fixed the charge sheet for consideration on cognizance for April 30.

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