The officials of Loop Telecom, under scanner in the 2G spectrum scam, met the Indian high commissioner to Mauritius and sought details about the Letters Rogatory sent by the CBI in connection with the probe into certain transactions by a dozen companies from that country. The high commissioner M Ganapathi informed the ministry of external affairs, which in turn communicated to the CBI about the questions posed by Loop officials, agency sources said.
During the interaction, the Loop officials apprised him about operations of the company in Mauritius.
The Letters Rogatory had said "allegations have also surfaced that some public servants of the Government of India have stakes in Etisalant DB Telecom Pvt Ltd (formerly Swan Telecom) and Loop Telecom through Mauritius based companies."
The LR had sought collection of documents from the office and registrar of companies, documents and information to be collected from banks besides examining person in the concerned firms and registrar of companies, the representatives of these companies in Mauritius. |