All accused in 2G case acquitted

DMK MP Kanimozhi, accused in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case, leaves after appearing at Patiala House court in New Delhi on May 28, 2013. (Photo: IANS)

Former telecom Minster A Raja one of the accused in 2G spectrum allocation case, arrives at Patiala House Court in New Delhi on May 5, 2014. (Photo: IANS)

New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) A Delhi court on Thursday acquitted all the accused in the alleged multi-thousand crore rupee 2G spectrum scandal.Special Judge O.P. Saini acquitted all the accused, including then Telecom Minister A. Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi, in both the cases filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED). The alleged scam on the issuance of licences and allocation of 2G spectrum by the Department of Telecom occurred during the Congress-led UPA government's first tenure in 2008 but was widely reported in 2010 following a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). --IANS akk-gt/ksk/vm

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