Court notices to 17 accused on CBI's plea in 2G case

Court notices to 17 accused on CBI's plea in 2G case

A DELHI court on Wednesday issued notices to 17 accused facing trial in the 2G spectrum allocation case for their reply on a CBI plea seeking summoning of additional prosecution witnesses, including Enforcement Directorate Deputy Director Rajeshwar Singh, in the matter.

Special CBI Judge O P Saini. who had reserved the order Tor Wcdnesda) on CBI's plea, sought response of the 17 accused, including former Telecom Minister A Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi. on September 23 after the agency placed some new facts before the court.

The court said it would hear the submissions of the accused before deciding on CBI's plea.

Central Bureau of Investigation had moved the application seeking the court's permission to summon some prosecution witnesses and to place additional documents on record saying they were necessary to arrive at the truth.

Besides Rajeshwar Singh. Central Bureau of Investigation lias sought permission to call ED's Assistant Director Satyendra Singh. Under Secretary of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Navil Kapur and bank official D Mani. Apart from these four persons, the agency has sought to recall General Manager (Finance) of Kalaignar TV (P) Ltd G Rajendran. who had earlier deposed as a witness in the case, for further examination.

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