February 27, 2016 6:17 PM

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Aircel-Maxis case: Court summons Dayanidhi Maran and others

Former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanithi Maran and four others were today summoned as accused by a special court in a Aircel-Maxis deal-related money laundering case. <br/><br/>Special CBI Judge O P Saini, issuing the summon, said that there was enough incriminating material to proceed the case against them filed by the Enforcement Directorate. Beside Maran brothers, the court also summoned Kalanithi's wife Kavery Kalanithi, K Shanmugam, Managing Director of South Asia FM Ltd (SAFL), and two firms, SAFL and Sun Direct TV Pvt Ltd, as accused for July 11.<br/><br/>The court also asked the ED to continue the ongoing investigation and file fresh complaints, if required.<br/>ED has chargesheeted the six accused under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and during arguments, claimed that there were money transactions which allegedly showed that SDTPL and SAFL had received over 742 crore rupees as "proceeds of crime" from Mauritius-based firms in the<br/>Aircel-Maxis deal.

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