CBI under fire, again

The 2G verdict raises serious questions about the prosecution

The special court of judge O P Saini on Thursday announced a remarkable verdict in what is known as the 2G scam case, which had rocked the telecom sector and played a major role in allegations about massive corruption under the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government. The case involved allocation in 2008 of 122 telecom licences, bundled with spectrum at prices determined in 2001, on a first-come, first-served basis by former telecom minister A Raja. On trial were 16 other individuals, including Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s M K Kanimozhi and a host of top bureaucrats and business executives of some of