In the ongoing BSNL telephone exchange case, special CBI Court has discharged former Union Minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother, Sun Group Chairman Kalanithi Maran.

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In February, the Maran Brothers had filed a discharge petition in the case. Towards the end of the month, the CBI Counsel had however opposed the petition stating that there was prima facie evidence to proceed with prosecution.

Along with the Maran brothers, four others had been accused in the case.

The case relates to alleged misuse of 764 high-speed data lines of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) at the residence of Dayanidhi Maran when he was the union telecom minister between 2004 and 2007.

The prosecution had stated that this caused a loss of Rs 1.78 crore to state-run telecom companies - BSNL and MTNL.