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The CBI on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it will file a chargesheet on March 31 in the 2G spectrum allocation case against former Telecom Minister, Mr A. Raja, senior executives of some companies and others.
The charges against them include corruption, money laundering, foreign exchange violation, forgery, cheating and criminal conspiracy.
The CBI added that subsequently many chargesheets would be filed against more people and companies, pointing out that the probe would also cover the national security angle and a land deal in Chennai involving the Tatas and the DMK party.
Meanwhile, the Centre informed the court that it would issue a notification by March 29 to set up a Special Court to hear the 2G case with Mr O.P. Saini as the judge.
After the CBI submitted the latest status report of its probe on Wednesday, the court asked it to appoint a competent person as the Special Public Prosecutor to exclusively deal with the case. The CBI said Letters Rogatory were sent to several countries, including Mauritius, regarding the money trail.
The CBI also recorded the statements of the Attorney-General, Mr G.E. Vahanvati, and the RBI Governor, Dr D. Subbarao, regarding the case. Mr Vahanvati, however, said the CBI had approached him for some clarification on his observations regarding a Telecom Department's press release and whether it had been tinkered with. Dr Subbarao had earlier appeared before the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament regarding the case.
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