2G scam: CBI files first chargesheet against Raja, others

Besides Raja, the investigating agency has named Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa, former Telecom Secretary Siddharth Behuria and Raja''s personal secretary RK Chandolia in its 80,000-page chargesheet.

The Supreme Court had on March 29 allowed a two-day extension to the CBI to file on April 2 its charge sheet against Raja and some of his close aides in connection with the 2G scam.

The CBI and Enforcement Directorate (ED) had earlier informed the apex court that the case involved large-scale violation of Foreign Exchange Management Act and ''benami'' transactions.

u00a0The CBI had earlier told the Supreme Court that it would file the first chargesheet in the 2G scam against Raja and others under Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA) for cheating and forgery by March 31.

u00a0Raja was forced to resign from the Union Cabinet last year after the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) faulted him for undervaluing spectrum to favour companies who were largely ineligible for 2G spectrum, and added that the government had probably lost Rs.1.76 lakh crore in estimated revenue. (ANI)

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