No Evidence Against Me In 2G Money Laundering Case: Raja

Raja requested the court to grant him bail on the basis of his conduct maintained in a separate 2G allocation case in which he is out on bail. "I am facing trial in a separate case in 2G spectrum allocation case. I was granted bail in that case and my conduct has been good and I was attending proceedings of the court putting my political commitments at back burner," he submitted.

Raja also told court that he has been allowed to appear as defence witness in a separate case of 2G allocation and said, "If I will be taken into custody, the whole process of being examined as defence witness will be disrupted." Special public prosecutor U U Lalit however opposed the bail plea of the accused. The arguments will be continued on Friday.

Raja, Kanimozhi, Swan telecom promoters Shahid Usman Balwa and Vinod Goenka, Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt Ltd directors Asif Balwa and Rajiv Agarwal, Bollywood producer Karim Morani, KTV director Sharad Kumar and P Amirthan have been booked as accused in the case. Companies named in the case are Swan Telecom Pvt Ltd, Kusegaon Realty Pvt Ltd, Cineyug Media and Entertainment Pvt Ltd, Kalaignar TV Pvt Ltd, Dynamix Realty, Eversmile Construction Company Private Limited, Conwood Construction and Developers (P) Ltd, DB Realty Ltd and Nihar Construction Pvt Ltd

The ED has said that investigation has revealed that the return of Rs 200 crore has been done along with the additional amount in order to show this illegal payment in the guise of legal and bona fide financial transactions.