The CBI is set to file its first chargesheet in the 2G issue, naming A. Raja, former Minister of Telecommunications and IT, Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Balwa, former telecom secretary Siddharth Behuria, Raja’s former private secretary R.K. Chandolia and managing director of Kalaignar TV, Sharad Kumar, say news reports.
It is believed that the chargesheet would also name Swan Telecom and Unitech. Also, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will adhere to the deadline set by the Supreme Court and file the first chargesheet before March 31, 2011.
It is believed that the first chargesheet would focus on the criminal conspiracy to doctor eligibility and alter the first-come-first-served policy. The chargesheet would also include charges under forgery and cheating. There would be more chargesheets, given the scope and number of conspirators in the case. It is believed that the subsequent chargesheets could name DMK patriarch Karunanidhi’s daughter MK Kanimozhi, a Rajya Sabha MP and promoter of Kalaignar TV, and many others. Several companies directly or indirectly involved in the scam and many officials involved in allocation of 2G spectrum and licences would also be named.
Meanwhile, the CBI is still investigating the role of Anil Ambani’s Reliance group, Loop Telecom, the Essar group, the Tata group, Videocon, S Tel, Shyam Mobile, Alliance Infra, Dishnet and others. It is also looking at the role played by individuals, including many corporate leaders, DoT officials and others.
