2G: CBI asks for two more days to file charges

NEW DELHI, INDIA: The CBI on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it would require two more days to formally file charges in the 2G spectrum allocation case. It was earlier reported that the report will be submitted on Tuesday.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) told the court that it will formally file charges on April 2, instead of its earlier deadline of March 31.

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The apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice A.K. Ganguly was told that some 80,000 papers were being readied to be filed along with the charge sheet.

Senior counsel K.K. Venugopal told the court that every precaution was being taken to ensure that the trial was not frustrated on technical objections.

The CBI today arrested two more persons in connection with the 2G scam probe.

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Meanwhile, the CBI lawyer told the Supreme Court that Etisalat's deal in 2008 to buy a stake in an Indian telecommunications firm, Swan Telecom, violated Indian rules on foreign investment and foreign exchange.