By IANS,
New Delhi : A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court here Wednesday allowed former communications minister A. Raja to withdraw Rs.1 lakh from his personal account, which was ordered frozen by the CBI, to meet his family expenses.
CBI Special Judge O.P. Saini, after taking note of Raja’s petition, ordered the CBI to allow him to withdraw the money from his account “only for the current amount”.
Raja, listed as the main accused in the 2G spectrum scam along with 13 others, is lodged in the Tihar Jail. He was arrested by the CBI along with his personal aide R.K. Chandolia and former telecom secretary Siddharth Behura Feb 2.
They are accused of selling second generation (2G) spectrum airwaves to select companies for lower than market rates causing a huge loss to the national exchequer.
They have been chargesheeted under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, including cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy.