Foreign transactions in connection with the 2G scam have been traced to at least six countries, including Mauritius and Virgin Islands, and hawala route was also used, the Enforcement Directorate today told the Supreme Court.Presenting its status report before a bench of justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly in a sealed envelope, the agency also said that it had found that a person had paid Rs 100 crore for liaisoning.
The bench, which at one point observed that “it is a huge money”, went through the report and said “prima facie there is violation of law of the land”.
The ED said that 31 companies have so far been summoned and statements of 26 companies have been recorded.
The agency reported that it has sought the help of foreign countries in tracking the source of money.
Senior Advocate K K Venugopal, appearing for ED, said that that Letters Rogatory have been sent to Singapore, Cyprus, Jersey and Virgin Islands in connection with the 2G spectrum scam. Similar communications were being sent to two more countries.
He said that some hawala operators were also involved in the scam and their premises were raided and they were questioned by the ED.
Venugopal did not reveal the names of individuals and companies mentioned in the report.
He said day-to-day details of transactions in a bank account have been mentioned in the report as the account holder had failed to explain the source of Rs 2.5 crore lying with him. He has been asked to submit the documents.
ED in its report also mentioned that after granting licence, a person sold his equity in the company and he made huge monetary gains which has traced to Mauritius. It said that a person has paid Rs 100 crore for liasioning.
The Court after going through the report says that prima facie there seems to be violation of law of the land.
“Networks are vast. Their connections are in many countries and prima facie there is a violation of law of land,” the court said.
