In a fresh development in the 2G spectrum scam cases, the Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday informed the Supreme Court that a new FIR has been registered against certain accused for forgery and offences under the Indian Penal Code.
The agency said it had stumbled upon evidence in the form of audio tapes which revealed that a certain accused allegedly committed acts meant to disassociate him from a company under investigation in the CBI probe into the 2G scam.
The development was revealed before a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India H.L. Dattu by CBI counsel for 2G scam cases in the Supreme Court and senior advocate K.K. Venugopal. Mr. Venugopal, who did not name the accused in question, apprised the Bench of the FIR and sought its permission to present it before the Special Court set up to try the scam cases.
Chief Justice Dattu said the allegations in the report concerning the development were serious and had to be heard separately. The Bench fixed the date for hearing on April 30.
