2G Scam: DMK MP Kanimozhi arrested

NEW DELHI: DMK MP Kanimozhi and Kalaignar TV MD and CEO Sharad Kumar have been arrested in the 2G spectrum scam case.

A Special Central Bureau of Investigatin (CBI) court today dismissed the bail petition of Kanimozhi and Sharad Kumar, following which they were taken into custody. Kanimozhi and Kumar will be lodged in Delhi's Tihar jail. 

Kanimozhi, daughter of DMK chief M. Karunanidhi and Sharad Kumar, managing director of Kalaignar TV have been accused of conspiring with former Telecom Minister A Raja, who received huge kickbacks for allocating spectrum licenses to a select companies.

DMK MP accused of taking Rs 200 crore bribe for Kalaignar TV

The DMK MP has been accused of taking Rs 200 crore bribe for Kalaignar TV from Shahid Usman Balwa’s firm DB Realty.

Also present in the courtroom on Friday were former telecom secretary Siddharth Behura, Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Balwa, Raja's aide R.K. Chandolia, Vinod Goenka of Swan Telecom and Sanjay Chandra of Unitech.

Two officials of ADAG, Gautam Doshi and Hari Nair, who were also named in the charge sheet, were present in the courtroom.

DMK MP and former communications minister A. Raja is already in jail in connection with the case.

(With inputs from IANS)