Aircel-Maxis Deal: CBI And ED File Status Reports In Court

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday informed a city court that its money laundering probe in the Aircel-Maxis case was under way, while the Central Bureau of Investigation said responses to the Letters Rogatory (judicial requests) sent to Malaysia were awaited.

Both the agencies filed status reports of their investigation as earlier sought by the court.

The District and Sessions court marked both the ED and CBI cases to Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Kuhar. The matter has been listed for the next hearing on February 20.

The status reports were filed in a sealed cover.

Last month, the court had revived the cases that were earlier adjourned “sine die” by the then Special Judge O.P. Saini in September last year, observing that the two agencies were seeking adjournment after adjournment.

The court had last year granted bail to former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and his son Karti Chidambaram in the CBI and ED cases.

The agencies are probing the alleged irregularities in FIPB clearance to the Aircel-Maxis deal during Mr. Chidambaram’s tenure.―The Hindu