CBI to summon Maran again

The CBI is expected to summon former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran again in the illegal telephone exchange scandal, as he was “evasive” to the past two times questioning. Highly-placed CBI sources said Maran, who held Telecom and IT portfolio in UPA-I from 2004 to 2007, was “evasive on many points” during his 22-hour questioning over three days, last week.

The sources said Maran’s replies were being verified and he may be called again for questioning after the assessment has been completed.Maran had told reporters on Thursday outside the CBI headquarters that he had submitted documents collected through RTI from MTNl and BSNl which, he claimed, showed he had not violated any norms or guidelines of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).