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The CBI which is probing the case has also named two BSNL General Managers and Marian's then personal secretary.
The Central Bureau of Investigation today filed a chargesheet against former Telecom Minister, Dayanidhi Maran in connection with the telephone exchange scam. The chargesheet was also filed against Marian's brother Kalanithi and others.
The CBI which is probing the case has also named two BSNL General Managers and Marian's then personal secretary. The CBI has alleged that there was a loss of Rs 1.78 crore to the exchequer and in the chargesheet the Marans have been booked under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Indian Penal Code.
The
chargesheet
states
that
between
June
2004
and
December
2006
there
were
about
364
telephone
numbers/lines
installed
at
the
Maran
residence
at
Gopalpuram
in
Chennai.
During
the
months
of
December
2006
and
September
2007
about
353
telephone
lines
had
been
installed
at
the
the
Ist
Avenue
Boat
Club
Road,
Chennai,
Marans
new
residence.
There
were
10
post
paid
mobile
connections
with
vanity
numbers
in
respect
of
nine
numbers
were
given
to
a
private
television
channel.
This
order
was
given
by
Maran
orally
when
he
was
the
telecom
minister,
the
CBI
has
also
alleged.
[Also Read: Aircel-Maxis: Maran's likely to tamper evidence, says ED]
The CBI further states that these connections were given under the service category and there was no bill that had been raised. The high speed telephone lines had benefitted the television channel owned by Maran's brother Kalanithi, the CBI also alleged. No payments had been made for the installation and there were no rental charges for these connections which included ISDN-PRA-BRA, broadband, leased circuits with optical fiber cable laying, connecting both the residences, the CBI has also alleged.
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