The Enforcement Directorate has issued summons under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to DMK MP Kanimozhi and four others named in CBI charge sheet in the 2G spectrum allocation scam. Sources said, besides Kanimozhi, the summons were issued to DMK-owned Kalaignar TV Managing Director Sharad Kumar, Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa's cousin Asif Balwa, Director of Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt Ltd Rajeev Agarwal and Karim Murani of Cineyug Films (Pvt) Ltd. Former Telecom Minister A Raja and eight others including former telecom secretary Siddharth Behura and three telecom companies were indicted by CBI in its first chargesheet filed on April 2nd in the 2G scam. BI has attributed the loss of 30,984 crore rupees to theexchequer to alleged irregularities in distribution of spectrum.
News On AIR | May 3, 2011 8:31 PM
2G scam: ED summons to DMK MP Kanimozhi, four others