Members of a Parliamentary panelhave expressed anguish over the "snail-pace" investigationsbeing carried out by the CBI abroad in the high profile 2Gspectrum scam case.
The CBI has informed the Joint Parliamentary Committee(JPC) on 2G that it has sent Letters Rogatory to variouscountries seeking details of cash flow to establish cases ofcriminal culpability in allocation of 2G spectrum allocation,and also allocation of additional spectrum beyond eligibility.
During the meeting, members of the Committee told CBIDirector Ranjit Sinha that they were unhappy over the"snail-pace" progress in investigations abroad.
CBI said while cases in India have been investigated, theprobe in foreign countries was still pending.
The probe agency has sent Letters Rogatory, issued onApril 11, 2012, to Malaysia, the UK, Mauritius and Bermuda,and their execution is being pursued with the help of Interpoland respective High Commissions, CBI said in a presentation tothe JPC last week.
Letters Rogatory were issued seeking information aboutsource of funding of certain telecom firms who were awardedthe radio waves.
CBI officials said they would be able to take a"comprehensive view" after receiving replies of the LettersRogatory sent to various countries.
The probe agency said queries received from Mauritius andthe UK have been answered to.
The CBI could finally receive "part execution" reports from the UK and Bermuda, the probe agency said in thepresentation and added that "further reports are awaited andare being expedited".
In its presentation, the CBI said detailed queries werereceived from Malaysia and the response to the same have beenforwarded to Malaysian authorities.
It said the Letter Rogatory to Malaysia has been pursuedthrough two visits by a CBI team in the recent past.
A Letter Rogatory is a formal request issued by acompetent court to a foreign court and processed by theMinistry of External Affairs on behalf of the investigativeagencies to obtain information about individuals and entities.
Even prior to sending of the Letters Rogatory, theEnforcement Directorate, which is jointly probing themulti-crore rupee scam with the CBI, had approached theircounterparts in countries having footprints of some telecomcompanies allotted spectrum between September 2007 to January2008, on a semi-formal basis.