New Delhi: Statements of 153 people running into 4,400 pages have been recorded by a special court in the second generation (2G) spectrum case, as it yesterday concluded the process of examining prosecution witnesses.
The special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)Judge O P Saini will start recording the statements of the accused, including former communications minister A Raja, from January 20.
The cross examination of CBI superintendent and Chief Investigating Officer Vivek Priyadarshi, testifying as a prosecution witness in the case concluded yesterday.
Attorney General G E Vahanvati; former additional private secretary to Raja, Aseervatham Achary; Telecom Regulatory Authority of India ex-chairman Nripendra Misra; former Indian corporate lobbyist Niira Radia; former Deputy Director General (Access Services), Department of Telecommunication A.K. Srivastava; former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Govenor D. Subbarao; DMK chief M. Karunanidhi’s wife Dayalu Ammal; Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Chairman Anil Ambani and his wife Tina Ambani were among the CBI witnesses who deposed before the court.
The court Nov 11, 2011 started the daily trial after accepting the CBI plea and framing graft and other charges against 17 accused, including Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi.
IANS
