The CBI is probing alleged irregularities in grant of FIPB approval in Aircel-Maxis deal, while the ED is probing alleged money-laundering related to the deal.
After the incident, the then Superintendent of Police Sandip Karnik was transferred and an inquiry commission was set up to probe the firing.
The gunbattle took place at a forest in Kistaram area bordering Telangana, around 500 km from here when a team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxal operation.
The code ‘Parcel reached Fox’ was the last code exchanged between two senior officials involved in the operation to transport Kasab.
Some 166 people, including Americans, were killed in the attack carried out by Pakistan-based 10 Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists.
A reinforcement party was rushed to the spot which too came under fire around 4 pm, leading to a fierce gun battle, he said.
Nine hand grenades, Kalashnikov assault rifles, magazines and explosives were recovered from the possession of the terrorists.
“Mondal is at large since the incident. We are looking for him. His wife and the rest of the family members will be interrogated,” the official added.
According to SAFAR, the improvement in air quality is unusual for this time of the year.
He was conferred the Ashok Chakra, the country’s highest peace time gallantry award, on 26 January 2009.
