CBI's Additional Director R K Dutta to head 2G case

November 21, 2014 21:04

Additional Director R K Dutta will now head the CBI probe in the 2G spectrum scam after the Supreme Court directed the agency Chief Ranjit Sinha to recuse from the investigation.

A 1981-batch IPS officer from the Karnataka cadre, Rupak Kumar Dutta is the overall in charge of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the agency which is probing the 2G cases. CBI sources said initially it was not clear whetherSpecial Director Anil Sinha who is the number two after theDirector will oversee the probe or Dutta who is incharge ofACB will lead the investigation.

They said it was decided that according to the Supreme Court order, the person heading the investigation team should be put in charge of the 2G cases.

Due to retire shortly, Sinha had yesterday suffered a major blow when the apex court removed him from the 2G probe,saying the allegations against him of protecting some accused appear to be "prima facie credible".

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