Tuesday 18 August 2009

CBI seeks US help in Satyam scam: letter rogatory sent

U Sudhakar Reddy
The Central Investigation Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the letter rogatory to be sent to the United States will ask the country to give details on fund diversion from Satyam Computer Services Limited to three companies based in the US.
Sources in the CBI said the former Satyam chief, Mr Raju, diverted Rs 42 crore from Satyam to three companies in the United States.
The CBI DIG, Mr Lakshmi Narayana, said, "we are going to send the letter rogatory within a week.The fund diversion aspect is being looked into."
Initially, the letter roga tory (communication l between courts of two countries) will be sent to the United States and Mauritius and later to four other countries.
The probing agency is also looking into the acquisition of nine compa nies by Satyam. An offi cial said, "the transactions of acquisitions of nine , companies in the US will be looked into."
The role of auditors involved in the scam will also be studied, the official added. "The property acquired by off-loading the shares will be . attached," said a senior t CBI official.

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