Zee Media Bureau
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday issued summons against all accused in the Aircel-Maxis deal money laundering case including the Maran brothers.
This comes a day after a special 2G court summoned the Maran brothers and others as accused in the Aircel-Maxis deal case.
On Wednesday, the court summoned former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanithi and six others, including Malaysian business tycoon T Ananda Krishnan as accused in connection with Aircel-Maxis deal case.
Besides the Maran brothers and the Malaysian business tycoon T Ananda Krishnan, the CBI also named Malaysian national Augustus Ralph Marshall and four firms - Sun Direct TV Pvt Ltd, Maxis Communication Berhad, Astro All Asia Network PLC and South Asia Entertainment Holding Ltd - as accused.
The CBI has chargesheeted them for the offences punishable under section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC and under relevant provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
