Three persons were remanded in judicial custody till February 4 by a special court for CBI cases in connection with the BSNL exchange case. They have been lodged in the Puzhal central prison here.
Former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran’s Additional Private Secretary V. Gowthaman, Sun TV’s Chief Technical Officer S. Kannan and Electrician K.S. Ravi were arrested by the CBI’s Special Task Force officials here on Wednesday.
A CBI spokesperson said further action would be based on the information provided by the three accused.
The agency had registered a case on July 23, 2013, under various provisions of the IPC and Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, against Mr. Maran, the then Chief General Manager of BSNL and a few others.
The case was that Mr. Maran and BSNL officials entered into a criminal conspiracy and caused a huge loss to the State exchequer. It was alleged that the Chief General Manager during 2004-06 and the Chief General Manager during 2006-2007, along with a few officials of Chennai Telephones, provided Mr. Maran a number of high-end telecommunication facilities for which no bills were raised. The connections were allegedly used by Mr. Maran for the Sun TV network owned by his elder brother Kalanidhi Maran.
