{"id":12558,"date":"2011-08-01T17:28:16","date_gmt":"2011-08-01T11:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/?p=12558"},"modified":"2011-08-01T17:28:16","modified_gmt":"2011-08-01T11:58:16","slug":"cbi-selectively-targeting-some-in-2g-case-shahid-balwa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/cbi-selectively-targeting-some-in-2g-case-shahid-balwa","title":{"rendered":"CBI selectively targeting some in 2G case: Shahid Balwa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/CBI.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12559\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/cbi-selectively-targeting-some-in-2g-case-shahid-balwa\/cbi-27\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/08\/CBI.png?fit=240%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"240,199\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CBI\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/08\/CBI.png?fit=150%2C124&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/08\/CBI.png?fit=240%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-12559\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/CBI.png?resize=240%2C199&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/08\/CBI.png?w=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/08\/CBI.png?resize=150%2C124&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa Monday told a Delhi court that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was selectively targeting some firms in the 2G spectrum case.<\/p>\n<p>He asked how could he have caused a loss to the national exchequer when the prime minister and Communications Minister Kapil Sibal have said that there was no loss in the 2G case.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The exact loss to the exchequer declared by the CBI is based on the assumption that if there was an option&#8230;, then what is the amount of profit it could get&#8230;when there was no option, then there is no question of loss incurred,&#8221; said Majid Memon, counsel for Balwa, who is in jail for alleged involvement in the 2G scam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa Monday told a Delhi court that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was selectively targeting some firms in the 2G spectrum case. 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