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The judicial custody of former Telecom Minister Mr A. Raja and three others, arrested for their alleged role in the 2G spectrum scam, was today extended by a Delhi court till April 2, when the agency plans to file its first chargesheet in the case.
The order extending their remand was passed by Special CBI Judge Mr O.P. Saini after the accused were produced before the court through video conferencing.
“All the accused are remanded to judicial custody till April 2,” the court said, extending their judicial remand.
The Central Bureau of Investigation, which was to file the chargesheet in the case on March 31, had earlier sought a two-day extension from the Supreme Court for finishing the task. The apex court had allowed the CBI plea.
It had sought extension of the deadline for filing the chargesheet saying that a detailed document running into over 80,000 pages along with various annexures was being prepared by the agency.
The three others, whose judicial custody was also extended, were former Telecom Secretary Mr Siddharth Behura, Raja’s former personal secretary Mr R.K. Chandolia and Swan telecom promoter Mr Shahid Usman Balwa. The four are lodged in Tihar Jail here.
Mr Raja was arrested by the CBI along with Mr Behura and Mr Chandolia on February 2, while Mr Balwa was arrested from Pune on February 8.
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