2G case: A Raja, including Kanimozhi, all accused acquitted, Sibal says - apologizes Former CAG Vinod Rai.In the 2G spectrum scam during the UPA-II, the special CBI court has given former telecom minister A. Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi and all 35 accused have been acquitted. Two cases were from the CBI and one case was Enforcement Directorate (ED). Speaking the verdict, Special Court Judge OP Saini said, "The opposition failed to provide evidence. The money was not proved to be proved, therefore I am acquitting all the accused. "While the verdict was announced, Raja and Kanimozhi were present in Patiala House Court. On the other hand, the Congress Party has said that this is their moral victory. In 2010, Vinod Rai, the Controller and Auditor General (CAG), reported this scandal.
The special thing is that the court did not say that the scam has not happened. The court said that the agencies failed to submit evidence according to the allegations. On the part of the CBI and ED sources, it has been said that further decision will be taken after studying the decision. All the accused acquitted in this case will have to present a bell bond of Rs. 5 lakh each. This was done so that it could be ensured that if the verdict is challenged, then all the accused are present in the upper court. According to the CAG, there is a loss of Rs 1.76 lakh crores to the exchequer without the auction of spectrum. However, the CBI has estimated loss of Rs 30,984 crore.
ED will appeal against verdict
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) will appeal in the High Court against the decision of the Special Court in 2G case. The investigating agency will appeal this against the acquittal of 19 people in the 2G spectrum allocation money laundering case. According to sources, the investigating agency will study the court's decision and will approach the High Court with its evidence and investigation.
After the decision, what the king said, Kanimozhi?
A. After the decision. The king said that he is very happy with this decision. At the same time, Kanimozhi said, "Last year was a lot of trouble for me. You were adjudged the accused for the crime, which you did not even do. This is great relief for my party DMK. The verdict will increase the enthusiasm of party workers. "On the other hand, Manu Sharma, the lawyer of the King said," In any major trial, it takes time but the truth has come out. There was no evidence given to the trial. Accordingly, this is not a case. "
Vinod Rai seeks apology from country : Sibal
After the decision of the special court, Kapil Sibal said, "My zero loss proved to be true, I never changed my statement, we do not talk baseless." This is what the BJP does. Then the opposition gave wrong information to the country. Vinod Rai should apologize before the country. "At the same time, Chidambaram said," The verdict of the court proved that the allegations made against our government proved to be false. "
CBI delivers facts
Ravi Ruia of Essar Group has also been acquitted. Essex's spokesperson said, "We are grateful to the court for the decision. Our decision was proved right by the court and the court also appreciated it. "Meanwhile, Swan Telecom counsel Vijay Agarwal said that the prosecution failed to prove the charges. The CBI had broken the facts and presented it. Loss was shown, but there was no loss at all. So all the accused were acquitted.
Hearings on three cases
1. CBI first case Raja, Kanimozhi, former telecom secretary Siddhartha Behura, Raja's private secretary RK Chandolia, promoters of Swan Telecom Shahid Usman Balwa and Vinod Goenka, Unitech's MD Sanjay Chandra and Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group's Gautam Doshi, Surendra Pipara and Hari Nair had filed on CBI has arrested Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt. Ltd Director of Asif Balwa-Raji Agarwal, Kalaignar TV director Sharad Kumar and Bollywood producer Karim Morani were also accused. In this, CBI has registered 3 companies Swan Telecom Pvt. Ltd., Reliance Telecom Limited and Unicom Wireless (Tamil Nadu) Ltd. Also made the accused in the case.
2. In the second case of CBI, Essar Group promoter Ravi-Anshuman Ruia, Loop Telecom promoter Kiran Khaitan, her husband IP Khaitan and Essar Group's director Vikas Shraf are also involved. Loop Telecom Limited, Loop India Mobile Limited and Essar Tele Holding Limited companies were also accused in the charge sheet.
3. In the third case, the ED filed a charge sheet against 19 people, including A Raja, Kanimozhi, Shahid Balwa, Asif Balwa, Rajiv Agrawal, Vinod Goenka, Kareem Morani and Sharad Kumar in April 2014. ED also included DMK chief Karunanidhi's wife Dayalu Ammal. Allegations were given to Swamin Telecom's Kalaignar TV of 200 million DMKs. The ED filed the case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
