New Delhi: The CBI on Saturday conducted raids in Delhi and Mumbai at offices of three private cellular companies and the houses of two former telecom officials after the agency filed a new case in allocation of additional 2G spectrum when the late Pramod Mahajan was Telecom Minister during the NDA government, CBI officials said.
The probe agency registered the case on Thursday evening for alleged irregularities in the grant of additional spectrum and causing a loss of approximately Rs 508.22 crore to the exchequer during the period 2001 and 2007.
The case was registered against three private telecom companies — Bharti Cellular now know as Bharti Airtel, Hutchison Max now known as Vodafone Essar, and Sterling Cellular now known as Vodafone Essar Mobile Services and three officials. (IANS)