2G scam: Tata Real Estate Chairman, MD questioned by CBI

New Delhi, February 24: Two top executives of Tata group –Chairman of the group’s realty and infrastructure arm R Krishna Kumar and its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Sanjay G Ubale — were today questioned by the CBI in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation scam.

The two officials of Tata Realty and Infrastructure reached the CBI headquarters early in the morning and were questioned regarding alleged Rs 1,600 crore loan extended to Unitech to procure 2G spectrum.

This is the second time that Ubale has been quizzed by the CBI in connection with the firm’s alleged linkages with Unitech, one of the two companies which have been mentioned in the FIR filed by the agency on October 21, 2009.

The CBI had earlier questioned Sanjay Chandra of Unitech on issues relating to offloading of majority stake to Norway based company Telenor after getting 2G spectrum license.

–Agencies