New Delhi: A prosecution witness in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case on Friday told a Delhi court that Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Balwa, an accused in the case, was pursuing the licence and spectrum issue of the firm and co-accused Vinod Goenka had nothing to do with it.
Testifying as a witness, Vinod Kumar Budhiraja, Chief Regulatory Officer of Etisalat DB Telecom (P) Ltd, said Shahid Balwa was authorised in 2007 by the Board of Swan Telecom to deal with the authorities in connection with the Unified Access Services (UAS) Licences.
"It is correct that it was Shahid Balwa who was acting on behalf of the company in connection with application for UAS licences, pursuing the same and obtaining licence and spectrum and matter connected thereto. Vinod Goenka had nothing to do with this telecom business," he told Special CBI Judge OP Saini.
Both Shahid Balwa and DB Realty Managing Director Vinod Goenka are facing trial for their alleged roles in the 2G scam....
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07:40 PM, Feb 17, 2012
New Delhi: Former Telecom Minister A Raja, the prime accused facing trial in the 2G case, on Thursday completed one year in jail since his arrest in the high-profile scam. Raja, who was the first one to be arrested in the case on February 2, last year, is languishing behind the bars as he has not yet moved any application for release on bail. Besides Raja, former Telecom Secretary Siddharth...
07:43 PM, Feb 02, 2012
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday directed the CBI to return to Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa, a 2G telecom spectrum scam case accused, his BlackBerry mobile phones seized by the agency at the time of his arrest. "Accordingly, two mobile phones of accused Shahid Balwa, seized by CBI during investigation be returned to him against proper signature," Special CBI Judge OP Saini said after the prosecutor did...
09:41 PM, Jan 19, 2012
New Delhi: The much-awaited trial in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case, involving high-profile accused including former Telecom Minister A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi, top corporate honchos and telecom firms, is likely to commence from Friday before a Delhi Court. Top corporate executives of Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) are likely to be first among the over 150 witnesses named by the CBI to be examined by the special...
04:05 PM, Nov 10, 2011
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday deferred the bail pleas of five accused in the 2G spectrum allocation case, including former telecom minister A Raja's private secretary RK Chandolia and Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa, till it pronounces order on framing of charges. Special Judge OP Saini deferred till October 17 the bail pleas of three accused - Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt Ltd directors Asif Balwa and...
01:45 PM, Oct 03, 2011
New Delhi: Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) company Reliance Telecom Ltd (RTL), an accused in 2G spectrum case, on Friday told a Delhi court that it did no wrong and has been framed because of its big name. "Why I (RTL) am treated differently? Why different standards were used for me? Just because I happened to be Reliance, a big name, you (CBI) slapped me," Hariharan, counsel for ADAG Group...
07:55 PM, Aug 12, 2011
New Delhi: DB Realty owner Shahid Balwa on Monday, in his defence, has trashed the CAG report and dragged in Home Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the 2G controversy. He also said that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh endorsed all telecom decisions. Balwa, the first corporate to depose, has alleged that the then external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee had a thorough discussion with then solicitor general Vahanvati on the Government's telecom policy...
09:06 PM, Aug 01, 2011
New Delhi: The hearing in the 2G spectrum scam, which was held up due to the summer break in the district courts in New Delhi, is all set to resume on Monday. The high-profile accused in the case, including former telecom minister A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi, Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa and 11 others, will appear before special CBI judge OP Saini, who is exclusively dealing with the...
10:27 AM, Jul 03, 2011
New Delhi: Swan Telecom Promoter Shahid Usman Balwa, an accused in 2G spectrum allocation scam, was on Thursday allowed by a Delhi court to file RTI applications seeking information and documents relating to the case from the CBI. Special CBI Judge O P Saini permitted Balwa to sign the Right to Information application in which he has sought from CBI the case diary and transcripts of the recorded conversation between...
07:43 PM, Jun 02, 2011
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court is likely to pronounce on Monday it's order on the bail plea of five corporate honchos, including Unitech promoter Sanjay Chandra and Reliance ADAG MD Gautam Doshi, in the 2G spectrum allocation scam. The corporate accused, also including D B Realty promoter Vinod Goenka and Reliance officials Hari Nair and Surendra Pipara, are in jail since April 20 when the special court ordered their...
11:28 AM, May 22, 2011
New Delhi: Former Telecom Minister A Raja is already in the custody of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and there are allegations that some other DMK members are also involved in the 2G scam. Documents with CNN-IBN show that money was loaned by DB Realty group to DMK's Kalaignar TV through a maze of transactions. It is this deal that has formed the core of Monday's chargesheet. DB Realty is...
05:14 PM, Apr 25, 2011
New Delhi: Five corporate leaders, who have been named in the charge sheet in the 2G spectrum case, on Wednesday moved bail pleas in a Delhi court which asked the CBI to file its replies. "The CBI is granted time to file reply and put up the matter for arguments on April 15," Special CBI Judge OP Saini said. Top corporate executives -- Swan Telecom Director Vinod Goenka, Unitech Wireless...
01:03 PM, Apr 13, 2011
New Delhi: The 2G spectrum scam trial began in a Delhi court on Wednesday, 10 days after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed an 80,000-page chargesheet. The Patiala House Court has issued notices to all the accused, including former telecom minister A Raja, former telecom secretary Siddhartha Behura, Raja's personal secretary RK Chandolia and Swan Telecom Promoter Shahid Usman Balwa. All of them are in judicial custody and have...
10:21 AM, Apr 13, 2011
New Delhi: CNN-IBN has details of what will be in the CBI's additional chargesheet in the 2G scam, two weeks hence. The Kalaignar TV link between Shahid Usman Balwa and A Raja has been long alleged and sources say the CBI is going to detail the 214 crore alleged kick back in its supplementary chargesheet on april 25th but with that will come revelations about yet another money trail links ...
08:55 PM, Apr 09, 2011
New Delhi: CNN-IBN has details of what will be in the CBI's additional chargesheet in the 2G scam, two weeks hence. The Kalaignar TV link between Shahid Usman Balwa and A Raja has been long alleged and sources say the CBI is going to detail the 214 crore alleged kick back in its supplementary chargesheet on april 25th but with that will come revelations about yet another money trail links...
08:55 PM, Apr 09, 2011
Mumbai: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Eknath Khadse, who is also the Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly, has claimed that Nationalist Congress Party and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule of having financial links to 2G scam accused Shahid Usman Balwa. Khadse says Balwa-promoted DB Realty acquired 326 acres of defence land near Pune and claims the transfer of land was allowed by the collector who got...
03:41 PM, Apr 01, 2011
Mumbai: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Eknath Khadse, who is also the Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly, has allged that Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has links with Shahid Usman Balwa, who is an accused in the 2G spectrum scam. Khadse on Thursday claimed in the Maharashtra Assembly that Pawar had travelled with Balwa to Dubai twice in Balwa's plane. Khadse also alleged...
05:37 PM, Mar 31, 2011
New Delhi: Two more people have been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the 2G spectrum scam case. Asif Balwa, the brother of DB Realty's promoter Shahid Usman Balwa, and Rajiv Agarwal have been arrested in connection with the money trail in the 2G scam in Mumbai. Asif and Rajiv are associated with Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt Ltd, which reportedly loaned Cineyug a sum...
12:08 PM, Mar 29, 2011
New Delhi: Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa, lodged in Tihar Jail for his alleged role in 2G spectrum allocation scam, was allowed on Monday by a Delhi court to participate in its proceedings through video conferencing. Balwa was allowed to participate in the court proceeding through video conferencing, close on the heels of a similar permission granted to former telecom minister A Raja who is also lodged in the...
06:55 PM, Mar 14, 2011
New Delhi: The Managing Director of Kalaignar TV Sharad Kumar was on Monday questioned by the CBI in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation scam. Kumar was called by the investigators here at CBI headquarters with regard to some issues relating to Rs 214 crore received by the channel from Cineyug and the role of Shahid Balwa promoted DB Realty in it, official sources said. Last week, a team of...
04:48 PM, Mar 14, 2011
