New Delhi: ML Sharma, former Special Director of the CBI, will head a panel to probe alleged misdemeanors by the agency's ex-director Ranjit Sinha, the Supreme Court has said.
The panel set up by the court sought time to submit a list of officers who would assist Mr Sharma in investigating allegations against Mr Sinha in the 2G and the coal block allocation scams.
The panel will look into the visitor's diary maintained at Mr Sinha's residence, indicating that he met those accused in the corruption scandals.
The diary has been produced by senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan.
The court will decide the names of the other panel members on August 10.
Mr Sharma, considered an expert in financial fraud and terrorism-related cases, served in the CBI till he was shifted to Information Commission in November 2006.
Sharma has had a wide range of experience during his service in the CBI which included successful extraditions of gangster Abu Salem and Babloo Srivastava, hijacking cases and cracking the assassination case of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh.
The panel set up by the court sought time to submit a list of officers who would assist Mr Sharma in investigating allegations against Mr Sinha in the 2G and the coal block allocation scams.
The panel will look into the visitor's diary maintained at Mr Sinha's residence, indicating that he met those accused in the corruption scandals.
The court will decide the names of the other panel members on August 10.
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Sharma has had a wide range of experience during his service in the CBI which included successful extraditions of gangster Abu Salem and Babloo Srivastava, hijacking cases and cracking the assassination case of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh.
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