Tina Ambani

Tina Ambani
with holding
facts CBI
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New DeThi,Aug.2.3
Tina Ambani, wife of industrislut Anil Ambani, appeared in a
Delhi court on Friday as a witness in the 20 spectrum case
and CR! claimed that she was
iberately withholding facts"
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which the judge found was "adverse" to the prosecution.
Special CR! judgeOP. Saint
bearing the case said her adfrom her failterseness sprang
recall
about the
to
tare
companies, said to be associates
of RADAG, relating to which
she had signed the documents.
"In the instant case, thou
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there is no previous statement
of withesi (Tint), nor has she
introduced, any new fact adhas
verse to the prosecution,but
certainly signed some documents, which have been shown
totter.
"As
her adverseness
such,
springs from her not recalling
about the companies relating to
which she
signed
the docu-
ments," Judge Saint said while
'allowing the CR! to cross-n-amine
its own witness 'rinaAm-
bani.
the recording ofstatesaid she did
"not have any knowledge" of
Swan Telecom Pvt Ltd. facing
trial in the case, special public
During
ment, when Tint
prosecutor U.U. Lalit requested
court that he be permitted
question to her,
tsfr put one
"which an adverse party is permitted to put in cross-examin-
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Ambani's wife Tina at the Patiala House courts.
SPOT TINA AMBANI: Reliance ADA Group chairman AnN
'Your memory is better
than your husband's'
By
Rohan Venkataramakrishflari
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unusual witness when, after she
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have never been a sedated
WI h any company of this
group.
Demeanour
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who
prosecutor
claimed
she
not telling the
court the truth,
"I'm sorry to say sir I
was
don't agree." Ambamsaid. 'It
wrong to suggest that I
know everything about the
cnmpanses,.and (that)!
deliberately wi hhold ng
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facts from the court In this
regard.' Like her hu band
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Surendra
Arnbaniadmitted to knowing
fellow accused executive
Gautam DosEd "Gautambhal
is a tax consultant. I don't
r ally Interact with him.
know him socially, we have
Diwali parties and all to meet
him ' she maintained, how'
ever, that she did not know
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Ambani was
unable
to
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recall
any
details of the
meetings of alleged
front companies that
having
she
is
recorded
attended in 2005 2007, insist
ing"ifltisminuteda such,it
mustbeti'ue".
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person or director in anuinber
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Dressed in an oil winte sal'
war-kamees and drawing a
much larger audience
than her ha band, who
had given
witness
testimony the day
, ,
before,
Tina
Ambans managed
to
maintain
a
steely demeanour
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d spite bemg con
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fronted by
the
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hospital
a housewife, run a
and do a lot of social work. I
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S.di'ry
mentotTelecom.Fromthegetgo ow
ever, the formeractress delivered prac'
tised lines that would ensure she Is
unlikely to be much help
"I have no rote In the run
of
Rellance
ADA
she said inrespon c
tothov ryflrstques ion from
the public prosecutor "I am
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Group,"
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to the CDI
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hasputhersignatureonthestate
meat
given to the court, she is
asked to continue signing papers
only this time it is those put for
wardbyadvocatesaskingforauto'
graphs. But then there's nothing
ltehaneeTelecomto
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in New Delhi
of si eged shell companies
that the CRI claisns allowed
RelianceThlecomtoooutgov
eminent policy Ambani said
she was barely aware of what
she was doing at the time
"laesiance exedutivesl Hasit
Shukla and Ramesh Venkst
used to brief me before a
board meetingandtheywould
tail me what was to be done.'
Although she claimednot to
Hearing ends
As the hearing Came to an
the defence counsel
decided they had no need to
cross-examine the witness
since she had mostly d savowed any speciflc knowledge of any of the meetings or
documents to which her
name was attached. "We have
spared you," said senior advocstellarishSaive,promptirtg
a smile from Ambani, as the
hearing concluded,
stisl, the former actress had
thing to add' Sir,
one more
please
come and see my boa'
pltal,' she told the smiling
speeialjudge before he left
the bench. 'We are doing
good social work. You must
cnme and see it."
end,
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too much".
Judge recuses
himself in
Sonia aides
assets case
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NEW DELHI, AUGUST23
AJUDGEof the Delhi High
Court, who was supposed to
hear the plea
George
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of
Vincent
a close aide to
Congress president
Sonia
Gandhi—in a disproportion-
ate assets case,
Fridayrecused
himself from hearing the matter. The plea has now been
deferred till Monday.
Without citing any reason,
Justice J R Midha said, "Let
the matter be listedbefore another
Bench on Aujst 26."
George had approached
HC, challenging the July 18
order
of
the Special CBI
court which had rejected the
Cm's closure report in the
him.
case against
Seven coal block
allotment files not
trãcèäble: Jaiswal
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by the CBI and, if any dOcumerit is hOt readily avail
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able, it shall make every
effort to trace and supply
ThE
Covein
them to CU!"
ment
today.
Healsosaidthatcotof
said
the
ij
in
19 applications sought by
Ra;ya
Sabha
CR!,
three applications
that seven files
have already been made
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available and "the remaintións and nine
ing 16 applicafions along
other documents pertain "with 157 applications...Are
ing to coal block allôca
being searched."
tions were not traceable
and efforts were on to
locate them,
urnents,
"
Making a statement in
Rajya Sabha againsi the
backdrop of persistent
About the missing docthe Minister said
six have been handed over
to CR!, two are available
21 have already
been handed over to CU!
and 15 are being sent to.
the investigating agency
The Coal Ministry has
for. handing over while
nine
others are being
searched.
The darifications soug
ht itt nine cases would be
made M'ailable to CR1
shàrtly he said.
'The House was to take
up a debate on the. issue
after Jaiswal's statement,
but could not as it was
so far givennearly
769 fIles
adjourned
in original,
because of
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attack by
the Opposition,
Coal Minister Sriprakash
Jaiswal said out of 43 files
which were said to be
" missing,
and documents
running
into
1,50,000
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for
the
day
ruckus created
byTDPmembers.
pages in aggregate to CD!,
he said. amid din caused
by intense slogan shouting
by TDP MPs protesting
Prime
Minister
Manmohan Singh, who
against
in
creation
of
was expected to intervene
in the debate, was present
Telangana.
Jaiswal argued that "it
would be wrong to classify
any file or document as
missin at this stage when
an inter-ministerial corn
'mittee is actively engaged
in locating these papers?
Besides, he said, only a
handful of files are yet to
be located and "if we are
unable to locate some
papers, Government will
ensure that due investiga
the House.
Yesterday,
the
Government had bowed to
opposition
demandfor
ending the stand-off by
agreeing to a debate and
guilty brought to book?
intervention by the
Prime Minister.
Jaiswal, in his state
said
that
in
ment,
response to the letter of
Ministry of Coal requesting CDI to indicate list of
specific documents which
need to be furnished, "the
CR! sent a consolidated
list of documents that
He said as investigation
"If additional
documents are called for
able to them vide letter
dated August 14'.
tions
are carried out and
progresses,
an
were yet to be made avail-
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Govt mining for seven coalfiles 173 applications
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Jaiswal
told the
Rajya
gest appropriate action for lo-
some papers, governmentwil
same. The commit-
ensure that due thvestigations
held three meetings so
are carried out and guilty
Sabha that of the 43 files, 21
cating the
UNDER fire over files related
have alreac, been handed over
tee has
to the controversial allotment
to the CBI while the CBI has
far and requested the mem-
been asked to collect another
bers
NEW DELHI, AUGUST23
of coal
blocks going missing,
Minister Sriprakash
Jaiswal Fridaysaid seven files,
Coal
15. He said a inter-ministerial
committee headedby an addi-
to locate the document,"
Jaiswal said.
brought to book".
Jaiswal said that as the investigation
The coal minister rea-
progresses,
"if ad-
ditional documents are called
tional secretary and consisting
soned
other documents soughtbythe
of officials from the coal, steel
to classify any file or docu-
ment is not readily available,
CBlwere not traceable atid ef-
and power
shall make eve iy effort to trace
fortswere onto locate them.
India Ltd, among others, had
ment as missing at this stage
when an inter-ministerial
which is probingthe alleged ir-
been set up to locate these files.
committee is actively engaged
said that of the 176 applications
in the lucrative a!-
"The mandate given to the
in locating these papers". He
173
applications and nine
regularities
ministries and Coal
lotments, has asked for details
cothmittee
of 43 files, 176 applications and
review the non-availability of
17 other documents.
is to
examine and
any file or document and sug
that "itwouldbe
also added
that only a
wrong
hand-
ful of files are yet tobe located
and "if we are unable to locate
for bythe CBI and, if any docuit
and supply them to CRI". He
sought by the CR!, three have
already been made available
and a search is on for the rest.
Am a housewife didnt know the
details of businéss Tina Ambani
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done. If Sh. Mv Anibani has
NEW DELHI, AUGUST23
been showil to be present in
the meeting. as director,
he
FOLLOWING in the footsteps ofthe statement given by
musthaveattendedit,butldo
Reliance
place long back in 2006," said
not recall it as the meeting took
ADAG chairman
MB AmbanionThuisdaybe-
Ambani.
fore
She has also claimed
the Special
CBI court
that she only know Gautam
hearing the 2G
spectrum
Doshi and others "socially as
cases, Trna Ambani on Friday
theywerewnrkingwiththeße-
said that she did not have any
liance
role to play in the functioning
not know their designations or
of the firms, and signed
ments as and
docu-
when they were
sent to her by the "professional
Tina Ambani's private security guards prevent
photographers from taking pictures after her
appearance before the special CBI court Friday.
team of the companies".
Ambani
also
that she was a house-
Tina
claimed
wife and a social worker,
and
Doshi, Surendra Pipara and
Han
Nair. On being
shown
"Ichairedthismeeting,ifit
ADA Group" but did
profiles in the companies.
The CBI
had called Anil
and'linaAmbani as witnesses
in the case related to purchase
of 2G licences by
Reliance
is so minuted. The
business
to have been transacted
ADAG firms and Swan Tele
corn, alleged to be a "front
minutes of meetings in which
shown
was not associated with the
decisions regarding
share
must have been transacted, ifit
company" which have been
Reliance ADAG companies.
transfers were taken,
Ambani
made
The CBI then cross examined
admitted that the sigintures
her after alleging that she was
on the documents were hers,
hasbeen minuted therein. Sh.
1-lasitShukla and Sh. Ramesh
Venkatusedtobriefmebefore
"withholding facts" and pro-
but said that she did not know
the details of the busiñS.
a board meeting and they
would tell me *hat was tobe
tecting
accused
Gautam
accused in the spectrum
licensing case, on the grounds
that as the chairperson and di"
rectors,
theywouldbeprivyço
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Coal ministry blames CBI probe
for delays in signing of FSAs
PRIYADARSHI SIDDHANTA
the probe in
the allocation of
coal mines has been misplaced
NEW DELHI, AUGUST23
bytheministiy.PrimeMinister
11-lfcoalministiyhasblamed
Manmohan
the ongoing CBL investiga-
charge of the ministry in the
tions
period being investigated.
for delays in signing of
In this context
fuel supply agreements with
power companies.
The ministry has told Cabbet Secretary Ajit Seth that
Coal Indiashould not be cornpelledto
execute the Presidential Directive of signing the fuel
supply agreements without
vering afresh the investment
plans of the companies applying for coal linkages.
The ministry was
ticked
tary
POWER POINT
aThe ministry wastickedoff by
the Cabinet Secretariat last
weekiorthe slow progress
made byoal India in signing
The coal ministry
has said
hur-
rying the
small ministiy and the offi-
cern are quite
over-burdened
with the Supreme Court, CBI
made by Coal India (CL) in
signing the agreements. But
.propcc srrutiDy ci rniletones
the coal miñistiy has said hur-
an opportunityfor officials
is a
pass procedures
sion too had recently held the CIL
management responsible for im
ate
signing of the coal
supply agreements.
with lot of issues connected
last week for the
the decisions could cre-
up the
decisions could create
an opportunityforofficialsto by-
IThe Central Vigilance Commis-
tying
that.too is partially holding
"Needless to saythat ours
off by the Cabinet Secretariat
slow progress
coal secre-
Sanjay Kumar Srivas-
tava has noted that his officers re bver burdentd and
the agreements
"
in
Singh was
investigation, CAG reports,
public accounts committee,
parliamentary standing committees,
etcl.; Srivastava
c)
pbirited&ñt'J
to ensure a thorough checkon
the
progress made by the aspi-
to bypass procedures. "As you
rant
are aware we are dealing witha
ceeding to provide them
sensitive sector and hence all
But this has put the ministiyin
tailed status note sent to the
issues need to be thoroughly
difficulty as the government on
cabinet secretariat, thereafter.
examinedand scrutinised be-
July 18 has imposed a Presi-
fore
finaldecisionsare taken",
the letter notes.
The
Central
Vigilance
Commission, too, had recently
held the CIL management responsible
scrutiny
for
improper
of milestones, follow-
ing which the firm was asked
companies before pro-
Re has, however, held out
a hope that the progress made
in this connection would be re-
coal.
viewedby
August30 and a de-
The ministry argued
that
dendaldirectiveonClLtosign
CIL as a responsible corporate
coal supply pacts to bring
entitycannotbe compelled to
78,1)))MW capacity ofpower
execute ESAs as under the
tolife,withintwoyears.
laws of the landit is
The coal
is in the
middle ofa controversy in Parliament as
ministry
the Opposition has
alleged crucial files related to
governed
by aboard, although the company
has asked
sidiaries on
all
its sub-
August 3 to expe-
dite inking of lSAs.
PM keeps mum on missing coal allocation files
By Mall Today
Bureau In New Delhi
PRIME Minister Manmohan Singh could
not speak on the missing coal allocation
files In the Rajya Sabha on Friday as agitating TDP MPs repeatedly disrupted
House proceedings over the creation of
Thiangana.
The Opposition had targeted the Prime
Minister's silence
on the issue and
demanded that he should explain on how
Important ifies related to the coal block
allocations had gone missing. Desperate
to ensure the passage of key bills Including
the one on food security, the government
had made a compromise with the Opposi
tion according to which Slngh was
expected to speak on the missing files.
As chaos descended on the House, Rajya
Sabha Deputy Chairman P S Kurien
warned the TDP MPs that they would be
suspended for disrupting the House. But
his warning did not bring the desired
effect on the protesting Parliamentarians.
Meanwhile.
Coal Minister Sriprakash
Jaiswal, whose earlier statement on the
missing files was dismissed as a °bundle
of lies" by the BJP, said that out of the 43
missing files, 21 have already been handed
over to the CBI and 15 are being sent to
the probe agency.
£tThe Coal Ministry has so far given
nearly 769 files and documents In original,
running Into 1.50 lakh pages In aggregate
to the CBI," he said In the House.
Jaiswal argued that it woUld be wrong to
classify any ifie or document as missing at
this stage when an inter-ministerial committee is actively engaged In tracing them.
"Only a handful of files are yet to be
located. And If we are unable to locate
some papers, government will ensure that
due investigations are carried out and
guilty brought to book," he said.
Later, the debate on the coal Issue could
not be taken as the ruckus created by the
TDP MPs forced Kurlen to adjourn the
House for the da
'The Coal
Ministryhasgiven
769filesand
documents In
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original to the CBI.
Only a handful of
files are to be located.
—SRIPRAXASH JAISWA
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Coal Mlnister
'Coaigate:-oni
files tnissiñg,
says Jalswal
UAUgMAN NEM
SERVICEri
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NewDelhI,2aAugust
Amid disruptions
caused
bytwoAndfrpradeshy
intheRSabhathecoaJ
Minister, Mr Sriprakash
Jalswal, today claimed that
onlysevenfflesrelatedtocoal
block allocations, 173 appli
cation forms and nine oth
erdocuments related tO coal
block allocations are Un
traceable.
"
.'p)J
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"
tobe missing, 21 have already
been handed over to CBI
and 15 are being sent.to the
Investigating agency and
Ast4etwoTflPMPscon. seven are being located.
tlnuedtsdisruptproceedJn
The Minister claimed
of the 1-ibuse, neither could
that it "would be wrong to
a discussion on the coalS classify any file of docu"
block Issue take place
nor ments as missing at this
could the Prime Ministeras stage when inter-ministerscheduled reply on the miss ial committee is actively en
Ing files.
gaged In locating these pa"
The Deputy Chairman's pers". He also denied rethreat to suspend
them for ports that alarge number of
a day under Rule 255 coUld files are reportedly missnot change their mind and
Ing. "The fact of the matter
ultimately MrPJ Kurlen ad is that 497 files have already
jour ned the House
till Mon been handed over to CBI
day Withoutdiscussion on the Only seven
files remain to
missing coalblock allocation be
made available.., the balfiles.
ance are copies of applica
Earlier In his statement, tions and other connected
Mr Jaiswal said only 189 documents," the Minister
documentg are 'yet to
be 10 said. He tried to defend, his
cated'. He said the govern ministry and said "it is pos.ment has already handed sible that manyxf these paover nearly 15 lalth pages of pen are available in there,
documents to the CBI in re cords of the varitus minislation to coal block ajloca
tries and government bodtions that include 769 ies,thatwereassociatedhi
files/documents/otherdocu the process of coal block alments comprising 497 files, locations". The Inter Minis.
163 applIcations, 40 agenda
terial Committee is exaininpapers, 10 feedback-ftm Ingandtryingtolocatethese
booklets and three miscella files, the Minister said, addingthat "it is possible that
neous documents.
In his two-page written some of these couldbe locastatement, the Minister said ted and handed over to the
outof4aflieswhlchweresaid CBI in the next few days
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I AM A HOUSEWIFE,
'
SAYS.TINAAMBANI
DENIES HAVING ANY ROLE IN THE RUN NING OF RELIANCE ADAG
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VOMAN KIZIIOI
udayukjshorrthestatmannet
23 August
Tins Ainbani, wife of ReU
ance Group chairman Anil
Anibanl, today denied
lag any role In the running
of Reliance ADA group
while appearing ass pros
ecution witness In the 2(3
spectrum allocation scam
case. She said she was a
housewifeanddldalotof50
clalwork.
The CBL which said she
frsomeone whoholdsan tin
portant
and
.
.
learned prosecutor
is
In its applica
calling for new wit
The CET,
nesses,descrlbed'rinaMn.
..
(flPL) and Swan Telecom
erating bank accounts and
PvtLtd(STPL) without any
as director, wherever you
were sor
bani
told the court that she
was not aware of Tiger
Traden,Zebraconsuftans
ments shehad signed on and
said, 'I have signed these
docuinents,when they were
.
..
sent to me forsigning bythe
professional team of the
companies
and ihave notes
son not to trust them.
"The business shown
to'
havebcentsansactedmust
.
.
.
to the question.
being putby theprosecutlon'
on the grouncjsthatthe wit
-.
"If
.
had not contradicted
any of the prosecution's
.
documents, the wurtsaidthe
witness's "adverseness
springs from her not
recall
.
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Herrepeatédresponse of
it is minuted, itmust have
trarisacted" as opposed to
Anil Ambani's stock an
swer"I don't recall" to the
prosecution's questiois yes
terday led the judge to oh
-
Ltd. however, remarked
that she was Inviting the'
judge as a "special guest"
only.
After the proceeding,
also signed auto-
she
grapl$forthecourtstaff
and
some lawyers who
were seen waiting in
Wearing a white *al-.
war suit, Ms Ambani was
composed during her 90minute deposition. She
unable to
call the Me played by Gäu
tam Doshi. Hart Nair and
Surendra Pipers in the com
panies mentioned (ADAE
was a little uneoniforta
due to the humid atmosphei-e in the court
ble
Ventures (P) Limited, AAA
packed
ConsUtancyServlces,Tiger
Traders, Zebra Consultants,:
staff,
.
Gautamflcshi,HariNafr
and Surendra Pipara
with advocates,
onlookers
and
scribes.
As she left the court,
officials opened
umbrellas in an attempt
Reliance
..
aç
Reliance Telecom execu
tiveswhoareaccusedtnthe
to' prevent cameras torn
,
vapt4rin$ her 11ow#v?x
'sheihd not mind being
clicked,"Itisok,Itisolc-. Leave it. Don't, do this,"
As per the CBFs case, In -. she told them.
N.
case....
'
Januar'y-Fhbruarflxy7, Can
tam Doshi,
Surendra
Pi
para and Flai Nair,"in fur-
.
.
a'
queue.
meyer interacted withhim.
.
flutes of board meetings of.
companies and asked by
theprosecutlon ifshe recal
led her actlons
advocate Har-
hllsataxconsnitantthou
said.
board
would
the business conducted in.
the meetings of these corn
panies'.
Overruilngthe defence's
companies
Senior
ish Salve, who was appear
Ingfor Reliance Telecom
Dos.
Parrot Consultants and
Swan Consullants.),% she
$hukla and RaineshVenice
used to brief me before a
hospital
beds. You are a
Thejudge merely smiled.
socially,.. I sin
.
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speciallnviteeatthehospital," said Ms Anibani,
1 also know Gautam Doshi
and'
companies
Gat4am
a big
such
with
told the court she,
doesnotlmowHariNajrana
SurendraPlparaatall.lon
have been transacted, if' it
has been minuted. Hait
ldenflflcatlonofsonpeper
about the
is
She
or Parrot Consultants,
Also, she deniedknowl .ly know that
edge of contents of docu
you so much
pital some day, Iam Invit
ingyou from my heart. It
so acted, as the matter is as
old as 2006.'
meeting and they:
tell me what was to
bedoneandjwouldit 'she
said, on being shown ml
lag
"Thank
slr.Youmustvisitmyhos-
companies as chairperson
.of some beard meetings,
authorised signatory forop
However; today MsAm
fore this court regarding
ness
bai.
limit and as being party to-.
decisions to sell arid pm
MsAmbanlsajd, "Idonot
chaseshares lnTigerTrad
recall any of my afotesaid
ers, Zebra Consultants and
role, but if it is so minuted
Parrot Consultants Ni Ltd.
ordocumented, I must have
to putan adverse ques
objection
na Ambani surprised everyone1y Inviting him to
visit her hospital in Mum-
seeing these documents, do
yourecallyoui'rolejnthèse
s one who was
authorlsedtotransartonbe
half of TigerTraderspvtLtd
tlontotllewiffisasshehad
"not disclosed true facts be
.
thejudge and his stall; Ti-
bani's role
sought the court's permis
and
horn-before her scheduled
.
.
she did not have any
knowledge of a company
named Swan Telecom TM
Limited, the prosecution
said
yesterday.
deposition.
nL"Th which Tina Ambani
said. "Thank you, SIC
Afterhavingbeen shown
a series of documents and
minutesthatrecordhorrole
In the company, the prose
cution again asked her, "On
questions."
tion
did
Atend of theday'spro-
permittedtoputoneortwo
.
.. .
ecom, which was an ineli
gible firm tq participate in
the spectrum auction,
as a
front company to get 2(311
cences and spectrum.
At the point when she
Sons
She reached tile court an
Ambani
"
ceedings,afterthanking
docunients. Accord
higl3ç objection lsovernile<j
Reliance
ADA group, aslamahouse
wife, r4n a hospital and do'
a lot of social work. I have
never beenassociated with
any company of this group,"
Yesterda,M Anti Ambani
was cress-examined by the
prosecution after he resileci.
from his statement made
during the probe in Febru
a' 2011.
Ms Ambanl denied hay
inganyknowledgeof
Swan
Telecom Nt Ltd (STPL);
According to the CBI, Rell
sion
"h
relattng to which she
signed the documents
ed the
Ms Am
of
than her husband
..
relating to which she sign
-banlsaId,"lha'qenor
the running
er crowd In the courtroom
Mill
fr-urn her not recalling'
Oelhionrdday..stis
that she,was deliberately
withholding facts, which
thejudgefoundwasac1vers
prosecution.
New Deih& 23 AugustTina
Ambani attracted a larg
advcrseAess springs
Ambani comingout of Patiala
House Courtduring 20 case in New
position in the Re
Group, claimed
The 55-year-old
to the
prosecution. Her
"
IlanceADA
to the
new fact adverse
_- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
hay
of
witness (Tina),.nor
has she introduced cn'
.
New Delhi,
Though there is no
previous statemEitt
therance of their common
Intentionto cheattheDejnrt
ment of Telecommunica
tions" structured! created
the net worth of Swan Tel:
comPvt, Ltd(STPL) outof
.
-
for UAS Licences
-
in 13 circies(where,Rdllancemlccom
had no GSM-spectruin).
This was done in a man-
nor, alleges CIII, that STPLs-
association with Reliance
Telecom may not be detec-.
tedand itapphcation rejec-
serve in a lighter vein "You
fUnds from Reliance Telecom
tedfor non compliance with
are better than And Amba
or its associates to apply to
UAS guidelines
_______ -
Tina withholding facts: CBI
Judge says it is 'adverse' to the prosecution
PBDBUREAU/P11
_
______
NEW DELHI, AUG13
AFTER her
Ambani,
Ambani
!!kT,$s
appeared in a Delhi court
as
witness
a
spectrum
claimed
case
that
the 2G
and CBI
was
deliberately withholding
facts" which the judge
found was "adverse" to the
Spedal Ca!
Sam
'-
--
W.
't'
-t..
i,.,
-c.
prosecution.
judge 01'
t
5,
in
she
___
-
husband Anil
Tina
_
-,
_ ____
_____'
_________
____________
--.
-
_______
_ _________
-
-
—:
Tina knbani leaves
hearing the case said
4
-
-'
-
Patiala House Court. on Friday
-PTI
adverseness sprang
her failure to recall
about the companies, said
to be associates of RADAG,
though there is no previous
statement of witness (Tina),
shown to her.
"As such,
nor has she introduced any
new fad adverse to the'
ness springs from her not
recalling about the compa-
relating
prosecution, but has cer
tainly signed some docu
riles relating to
her
from
to which she had
signed the documents.
"In
the
instant
case,
ments,
which have been
her
advere-
which she
signed the documents,"
'Tind withholding
fads, says CBI
CoSnued from
Judge
allowing the 031 to
examine
defence la&yers.
Ft
Saini said
while:
t)urinj., her jieposjtiurj.
tM ju
go veniarked, fl't
Tim was better than hit.
husband. Anil Auub.ua in
crois
its own witness
Thu Ambani.
'.
Her husband was vester
answering questinns in the
day cross-examined by CD!
court
lawyer after he resiled from
"Ye Ambani sahab e to
better hat (She is better than
Ambani)7 the judge said
witha smile
it statement made during
the probe in Februar) 2011.
During the recording of
statement, when Tim aid
ihq did 'not have any
knowledg&
of
Swan
Telecom Fvt Ltd, facing trial
in the case, special public,
Islit
prosecutor
UU
requested the court that he
be permitted to put one
question to her. "which an
adverse party is permitted
to put
the
-
prosecutor
continued asking questions
to
Tim,
senior
advocate
Salve said, '1 agree
the is a very charming witness and that invhy the
Harish
prosecutor sants to
oon
and on."
ibis remark, however.
did not go wefl. with the
prosecutor requesting Salve
in cross-exaniina
tion."
not to pass such comments
taut
that Tim has
not "disdosed true facts" in
the court regarding identifi
cation of some persons,
companies and thebusiness
tcte,tl in the meetings
of these firms.
The
defence counsel
opposed Lalit's arguments
During
said
saying "no foundation" has
been
When
laid
for asking
question and Tim has
such
nd
ther reiiled from any of her
earlier statements nor has
she denied her ignatures
The court, howevei per
ntitted the prosecutor to ask
questions from Tim while
overruling the objections of
.
Tim's
recording
statemept,
of
which
started at 2pmina jam-
packed
.
and
courtroom
concluded today itself. 55year-old 'I'ina said she does
not know RelianceADAG's
top executives Surendra
Pipara and Han Naic who
ate facing trial along with
MD
Group's.
Gautam
Doshi.
She also denied CBI's
claims that he was "delibcrawl>' withholding facts"
from the court regarding
the roles of three executives
in
the
alleged
associate
firms of the Group..
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