Saradha scam: SC issues notice to Vodafone, Airtel over CBI plea

Telcos maintain 'full cooperation' with CBI on Saradha scam investigation

The Supreme Court issued notices to telecom operators Airtel and Vodafone following a plea by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) alleging non-cooperation by the operators by not sharing Call Detail Records (CDR) of Saradha Group directors Sudipta Sen and Debjani Mukherjee.

The notice issued by a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi required the companies to reply by April 8, to the notice, even as the defendants argued that all information has been handed over and that the probe agency's contention is incorrect.

Both telecom operators have so far said that they are providing complete cooperation. “We at