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2G scam case: All accused acquitted

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Dec 21, 2017, 18:33:55 IST

2G scam case: All accused acquitted

Justice OP Saini on Thursday pronounced verdict in the nearly a decade-old 2G spectrum allocation scam case and acquitted all accused, including DMK's Kanimozhi and former telecom minister A Raja. Stay with us for LIVE updates

18:33 (IST) Dec 21

Court acquittal in 2G spectrum case validates rightfulness;my actions were for benefit of masses, says former telecom minister A Raja

18:19 (IST) Dec 21

Enforcement Directorate to move an appeal against the judgement of the Special CBI Court in 2G scam case

17:26 (IST) Dec 21

Will be taking necessary legal remedies in the matter: In due course, we will be filing an appeal: CBI

15:39 (IST) Dec 21

This is not a setback at all, it's an aberration as the law officers were not serious on fighting against corruption: Subramanian Swamy

So I hope the PM takes a lesson from this. We must now fight corruption on the war footing, Swamy added.

15:34 (IST) Dec 21

Today's judgment is a very bad judgement, this must be appealed in higher court: Subramanian Swamy

15:33 (IST) Dec 21

Subramanian Swamy is addressing a press conference after the accused were acquitted in the 2G spectrum allocation case

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14:48 (IST) Dec 21

There was considerable evidence of irregularities in allocating 2G spectrum to companies which were not eligible, and the money trail

Prashant Bhushan, senior lawyer

14:45 (IST) Dec 21

Senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan terms 2G judgement 'wrong'

14:45 (IST) Dec 21

Senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan speaks to TOI on 2G verdict. He said, "In my view, this was not a case of acquittal. There was considerable evidence of irregularities in allocating 2G spectrum to companies which were not eligible."

14:27 (IST) Dec 21

CBI will appeal against the acquittal of all the accused in 2G spectrum scam. An official spokesperson said, “the evidence of prosecution not appreciated in proper perspective by the special CBI court.”

13:53 (IST) Dec 21

DMK chief M Karunanidhi held my hand and that of party general secretary K Anbazhagan to express his happiness after we told him about the 2G verdict: MK Stalin

13:35 (IST) Dec 21

CBI will study the 2G judgement and then decide the next course of action, says a CBI spokesperson

12:49 (IST) Dec 21

Congress claims that court acquittal in 2G has proved UPAs innocence; says UPA took action on 2G because BJP created a conspiracy to make allegations and its lies have been exposed

AICC spokesman Randeep Surjewala calls finance minister Arun Jaitley as ‘captain of liars’.

12:44 (IST) Dec 21

Prosecution's main argument was on clause 8, it is a civil issue. It was never an issue of criminality, this is what court also held: Mukul Rohatgi, former Attorney General

All the people of the industry who were accused have suffered enough. They had their licenses cancelled, they were also unable to travel abroad, Rohatgi added.

12:17 (IST) Dec 21

This was a corrupt and dishonest policy, which has already been upheld by the Supreme Court in 2012: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

12:17 (IST) Dec 21

We are saying that the PM should come to the house and give a clarification, this government was formed on the basis that the UPA was embroiled in 2G and other scams, but now it has been proved that it was just a scam of lies by the then Opposition: Kapil Sibal, Congress

11:52 (IST) Dec 21

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11:47 (IST) Dec 21

All acquitted in the case will have to furnish a bail bond of Rs 5 lakh each: ANI

This is done to ensure their presence in a higher appellate court if the verdict is challenged

11:36 (IST) Dec 21

Kanimozhi releases a statement after being acquitted in the 2G scam case

11:23 (IST) Dec 21

ED will file appeal in high court against acquittal of 2G spectrum scam accused by trial court

According to ED sources, the agency will invoke PMLA rule for not releasing ₹225 crore assets attached in the 2G scam case, alleged payoff to minister, despite the 2G verdict

11:20 (IST) Dec 21

We are waiting for a copy of the judgement. We will take legal opinion on it after that: CBI

(ANI)

11:17 (IST) Dec 21

A historic verdict has been announced

DMK working president MK Stalin

11:14 (IST) Dec 21

Allegation of a major scam involving the highest levels of government was never true, was not correct and that has been established today: P Chidambaram, Congress

11:09 (IST) Dec 21

I would love to thank everyone who stood by me: Kanimozhi, Rajya Sabha MP

11:08 (IST) Dec 21

Victory begins now. With political motives, this case was put in us. Conspiracies were hatched against us but all that has been blown away now

Durai Murugan, senior DMK leader

11:04 (IST) Dec 21

DMK cadre jumps into celebration at Tirunelveli and Nagercoil in Chennai, by bursting crackers as soon as the news of acquittal of all the accused in the 2G case was announced

11:00 (IST) Dec 21

Former CBI Director A P Singh, who led the arrests of A Raja and corporates, expresses “shock” on the acquittal of all accused in 2G scam case. “I don’t know what happened in the trial but there were clear irregularities in the allotment of 2G spectrum which we (CBI) pointed out with detailed evidence,” A P Singh tells TOI.

10:53 (IST) Dec 21

Crackers burst at DMK headquarters soon after the 2G verdict was announced

10:51 (IST) Dec 21

Supporters of A Raja, Kanimozhi celebrate acquittal of the accused in the 2G scam case

10:48 (IST) Dec 21

2G scam case: All accused, including A Raja and Kanimozhi, acquitted by court, reports ANI

10:39 (IST) Dec 21

Delhi's Patiala House Court is under high security ahead of the verdict in the 2G scam case

10:28 (IST) Dec 21

Special public prosecutor arrives in court while DMK supporters gather outside the premises. The hearing is expected to begin shortly.

10:18 (IST) Dec 21

Former minister and once loyalist of Kanimozhi family T R Baalu arrives at CBI court

09:51 (IST) Dec 21

Former telecom minister A Raja has also arrived in the court for the verdict

09:40 (IST) Dec 21

Kanimozhi, daughter of DMK chief M Karunanidhi & Rajya Sabha MP, arrives at Patiala House Court

(ANI)

09:14 (IST) Dec 21

Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group's Anil Ambani and his wife Tina Ambani are among the 154 witnesses in the case

09:12 (IST) Dec 21

Apart from the former telecom minister A Raja and DMK's MK Kanimozhi, the other prime accused in the case are former telecom secretary Siddharth Behura, Raja's close aide R K Chandolia, Swan Telecom promoters Shahid Usman Balwa and Vinod Goenka managing director of Unitech Ltd Sanjay Chandra, and Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group's Gautam Doshi, Surendra Pipara and Hari Nair.

08:59 (IST) Dec 21

2G scam case: All you need to know

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