The CBI has concluded its two-year-long preliminary enquiry (PE) into allegations that over 300 telephone lines were allotted to the residence of DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran in Chennai and illegally linked with a television channel owned by his brother Kalanithi.
The agency which had registered the enquiry into allegations in 2011 has now wrapped up its probe and a decision on whether to file an FIR or close the matter would be taken soon by the senior officers of the CBI, the sources said.
Although the agency has gathered material which indicates the potential of converting the enquiry into a regular case, a final decision would be taken after consulting the legal department and senior officers, they said.
These 323 residential lines were allegedly in the name of BSNl general manager connecting the Boat House residence of Maran with office of Sun TV through a dedicated underground cable during his tenure as Telecom Minister, the sources said.