New Delhi:
Along with former Telecom Minister A Raja, the CBI arrested two of his close aides -
RK Chandolia and
Siddharth Behura.
Mr Chandolia was Mr Raja's private secretary during UPA1. When the UPA returned to power in May 2009, and Mr Raja returned as Telecom Minister, Mr Chandolia was appointed the Economic Advisor to Mr Raja's ministry. CBI sources say Mr Chandolia interacted with the licensees who were allegedly sold 2G frequency at bargain-basement prices by the Telecom Ministry.
Siddharth Behura was the Telecom Secretary January 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009. He signed off on the files that formalized the sale of 2G licenses.