The Supreme Court today removed CBI Director Ranjit Sinha from the 2G scam case, saying the allegations against him of protecting some accused appears to be prima facie credible. The apex court was hearing a case seeking removal of Mr Sinha from the investigation into the 2G scam.

The apex court, in an unprecedented order, handed over the case to the senior-most officer after Sinha in the 2G scam investigating team. The Court’s observations came as 2G case Special Public Prosecutor Anand Grover told it that Mr Sinha interfered in the case. Mr Grover said the case could have been demolished if Mr Sinha’s stand was accepted. The counsel for CBI, K K Venugopal, also raised questions on Sinha naming a senior IPS officer as mole in the team. However, Sinha's counsel Vikas Singh,insisted that the allegations leveled against Sinha of scuttling the 2G probe were”untrue”.

The bench headed by Chief Justice H L Dattu, however,refused to pass an elaborate order on the issue saying that it would tarnish the image and reputation of the premier agency.