Former minister granted bail in Indian telecoms scandal case‎

NEW DELHI, INDIA – A former Indian telecom minister accused in one of the country’s largest corruption cases is out of prison on bail.

A. Raja was arrested in February of last year and is accused of brokering the sale of cellular phone licenses at cut-rate prices to the benefit of a few companies. The scandal is believed to have cost the Indian government up to $40 billion in lost revenue.

On Tuesday, a New Delhi court granted Raja bail despite opposition from prosecutors who say the former telecommunications minister would try to influence witnesses in the case.