In the ongoing probe into the 2G spectrum scam, the CBI is soon likely to book some former officials of the department of telecommunications (DoT) for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to their known sources of income.
According to sources the disproportionate assets case is likely to be registered against those officials of the DoT whose houses were raided by the CBI on Thursday. The agency officials also carried out searches at the premises of four Telecom officials, including former minister A. Raja’s personal secretary R.K. Chandolia on Wednesday. Raids were also carried out at the residences of former telecom secretary Siddartha Behuria, member telecom commission K. Sridhar and deputy director-general in the department of telecom A.K. Srivastava.
“On the basis of initial scrutiny of incriminating documents recovered from the residences of DoT officials during recent searches, possibility of registering DA case against them can not be ruled out,” sources said. Decision to register DA case against them will be taken very soon, sources added. The CBI had earlier registered a case against unknown officials of the DoT and representatives of certain private companies in connection with the award of UAS licence in 2009.
Besides, the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is also probing 2G spectrum scam, may book some former DoT officials under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The ED already registered a case under the PMLA in the month of March this year against unknown officials of the DoT and representatives of certain private companies in connection with the award of new telecom licenses in 2008.