A. Raja, DMK leader and former communications minister, was arrested by CBI on Wednesday after CBI questioned him in connection with the the 2G spectrum scam for the second time this week.CBI has also arrested his aides RK Chandolia and Siddharth Behuria.
A Raja has been arrested under sections 120B, 13(2), 13(1D) of Prevention of Corruption Act on the charges of criminal misconduct, violation of policies and favoring some specific companies during the grant of 2G spectrum licenses.
"Based on the fact so far in the investigation in 2G spectrum scam, CBI today in the case of unified access license and irregularities in spectrum arrested A Raja, former telecom secretary Siddharth Behuria and RK Chandolia, personal secretary to Raja. Earlier CBI registered a case against unknown officials of Department of Telecom and private persons," said CBI DIG Mr. Anurag.
More arrests are expected in the case with sources saying that former Telecom Regulatory Authority of India chairman Pradeep Baijal and Raja's brother AK Perumal are also under CBI's radar.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
CBI Arrests Ex Indian Telecom Minister A Raja
