2G scam: CBI registers fresh case, searches offices of Vodafone, Airtel

New Delhi - 19 Nov 2011: The CBI on Saturday registered a fresh case regarding allocation of additional spectrum during BJP leader - the late Pramod Mahajan's tenure as telecom minister in connection with the2G scam.

The CBI is carrying out searches at theVodafoneoffice in Mumbai,Airteloffice in Gurgaon as well as the residences of former telecom secretary during NDA rule, Shyamal Ghosh, and an ex-BSNL director.

The raids are part of the agency's probe into the alleged irregularities in spectrum allocation during NDA rule.

source: TOI