IANS/New Delhi
A Delhi court yesterday summoned former telecom minister A Raja, DMK (Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam) MP Kanimozhi and DMK chief M Karunanidhi’s wife Dayalu Ammal with 16 others for money laundering in the 2G spectrum allocation case.
The court has taken cognizance of the enforcement directorate’s charge sheet in the case, naming these people.
Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) judge O P Saini summoned Raja and others for hearing on May 26.
The charge sheet has named Raja, Kanimozhi, Dayalu Ammal, Swan telecom promoters Shahid Usman Balwa and Vinod Goenka, directors of Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables (KFVPL) Asif Balwa and Rajiv Agarwal, Bollywood producer Karim Morani, Kalaignar TV director Sharad Kumar and P Amirthan.
The companies named are Swan Telecom (STPL), Kusegaon Realty, Cineyug Media and Entertainment (Cineyug Films), Kalaignar TV, Dynamix Realty, Eversmile Construction Company, Conwood Construction and Developers (P), DB Realty, and Nihar Construction.
The accused have been booked under various sections dealing with the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
“The investigation revealed that an amount of Rs2bn was paid by promoters of STPL, using their group entity Dynamix Realty, to KTV, through KFVPL and CFPL (Cineyug Films) in the garb of legitimate financial transaction, that is as loan/share application money,” ED counsel N K Matta earlier informed the special court.
Matta has said that the payment was illegal gratification for and on behalf of Raja and his associates in lieu of illegal favours given to the STPL for grant of UAS licence.
The ED has apprised the court that investigation has also revealed that the return of Rs2bn has been done along with the additional amount in order to show this illegal payment in the guise of legal and bonafide financial transactions.
