2G PMLA case: Court to hear ongoing final arguments on Oct 8

A special court today fixed October 8 for hearing remaining final arguments in a 2G scam- related money laundering case in which former Telecom Minister A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi and 17 others are facing trial.
Special CBI Judge O P Saini, who was scheduled to hear the final arguments today, deferred it for the next date as the court was busy hearing arguments in the additional spectrum case.
Enforcement Directorate (ED) had earlier told the court that Rs 200 crore as "illegal gratification" was transferred to DMK-run Kalaignar TV by DB group firm through a "circuitous route" in return for grant of 2G spectrum to Swan Telecom by Raja.

The prosecutor had claimed that the money was transferred back to DB group firm by Kalaignar TV once Raja was about to be called for questioning by CBI in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation case.
ED had alleged that Raja had "illegally" granted 2G spectrum licences to ineligible firms for which Rs 200 crore was transferred to Kalaignar TV.
It had alleged that a conspiracy was hatched by Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi, DMK supremo M Karunanidhi's wife Dayalu Ammal and other accused and Rs 200 crore was the "proceed of crime".

Raja, Kanimozhi, Dayalu Ammal and 16 others, including nine firms, are facing trial in the case.

ED had on April 25 last year filed a charge sheet against the accused under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The court had on October 31 last year framed charges against the accused saying Raja, allegedly in connivance with Kanimozhi, Dayalu Ammal and other co-accused, was involved in "parking" of illegal gratification of Rs 200 crore in Kalaignar TV.
The other accused are Swan Telecom Pvt Ltd (STPL) promoters Shahid Usman Balwa and Vinod Goenka, Kalaignar TV MD Sharad Kumar, Directors of Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt Ltd, Asif Balwa and Rajiv Agarwal, Bollywood producer Karim Morani and P Amirtham. All of them are out on bail.

The court had also framed charges against accused firms STPL, Kalaignar TV, Kusegaon Realty Pvt Ltd (formerly Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt Ltd),Cineyug Media and Entertainment Pvt Ltd (formerly called Cineyug Films Pvt Ltd), Dynamix Realty, DB Realty Ltd, Eversmile Construction Company Pvt Ltd, Conwood Constructions and Developers(P) Ltd and Mystical Construction(P) Ltd (earlier M/s Nihar Constructions(P) Ltd).
This is the second case in the 2G spectrum allocation scam in which Raja, Kanimozhi and others are facing trial for their alleged involvement.