It is understood that the CBI today has registered a  case in connection with alleged irregularities in awarding BSNL’s WiMax franchise to a private firm, considered close to ex-Telecom Minister A Raja, and carried out searches across four cities.

Nine teams of CBI officials are reported to have conducted searches at  the residences of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) officers and the officers of Starnet, the alleged beneficiary which got the franchise,in Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Gurgaon as per CBI.

Full details are yet to be received about the search and its findings.