2G SPECTRUM CASE- CHARGES FRAMED AGAINST A RAJA AND16 OTHER ACCUSED
The 2G spectrum case today reached an important milestone with a Delhi court framing charges against all the 17 accused including former Telecom Minister A Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi and corporate honchos. Special CBI judge O P Saini also ordered that trial in the case will commence from November 11 with all the accused refusing to plead guilty to various offences. '....Thereby, you all committed an offence punishable under Sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy) read with 409(criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating) 468 and 471 (forgery) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 7 or in alternative Section 11 read with Section 12 and 13(2) read with 13 (1b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and within my cognisance,' the judge said in his 700-page order. While framing charges, the judge observed that there is evidence against Raja, his former Private Secretary R K Chandolia and former Telecom Secretary Siddhartha Behura. With today's development, accused can now now move for bail as observed by the Supreme Court during the hearing of bail petition by Kanimozhi earlier.
The Judge said evidence is there for framing of charges against telecom firms Reliance Telecom Ltd, Swan Telecom and Unitech (Tamil Nadu) Wireless Ltd. He also said CBI has also brought evidence to frame charges against corporate executives of Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani group's Managing Director Gautam Doshi, urendra Pipara, Group's President and Hari Nair, senior Vice President.Others against whom charges have been framed are Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa, his cousin Asif Balwa, their colleague Rajeev Agarwal, Unitech Ltd's MD Sanjay handra and DB Realty MD Vinod Goenka. The judge said there was prima facie evidence for framing charges also against Kalaignar TV's MD Sharad Kumar and Bollywood film maker Karim Morani
Prof. John Kurakar
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