The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday charge-sheeted former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanidhi and others in the Aircel-Maxis deal case.
The charge sheet, filed in the court of Special Judge O.P. Saini, charged Mr. Dayanidhi Maran with criminal conspiracy and making illegal pecuniary gain for himself in the deal.
It alleged that the former Minister entered into a criminal conspiracy with T. Ananda Krishnan, owner of the Malaysian company Maxis, and coerced C. Sivasankaran, owner of Aircel, to sell his shares to Mr. Krishnan allegedly in lieu of investments in Sun Direct TV Pvt. Ltd.
