ED registered a case on Dayanidhi and Kalanidhi
NEW DELHI: Two money laundering cases against former Union Minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanidhi was registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday in the multi-crore 2G licence scam.
An illegal gratification of Rs 550 crore was reportedly accepted through Dayanidhi’s brother Kalanidhi in the garb of share premium invested in M/S Sun Direct TV by Maxis Communication, owned by Malaysian tycoon T Anantha Krishnan.
Ralph Marshal of the Maxis Group was also named in the case, registered under the under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
The case states that Maxis made the Rs 550 crore investments in Sun TV and Sun DTH in return for a stake in Sivashankaran-owned Aircel.
The case also refers to charges of excess spectrum hoarding by Bharti Cellular, Vodafone Essar, Hutchison Max and Sterling Cellular.
Giving spectrum to the telecom companies at below-market price was accuses former telecom secretary Shyamal Ghosh and DoT official JR Gupta.
