Indian police arrest former telecom minister

Indian police arrested former telecom minister A. Raja and other senior officials on Wednesday as part of a probe into one of the country's biggest corruption cases. Raja, a low-caste politician from a regional party in south India, was forced out of government in November as public outrage mounted over the sale of second-generation (2G) telecom licences in 2008 at knock-down prices.
The licences were sold on a first-come, first-serve basis instead of via an auction and the ministry is suspected of changing the rules to favour certain companies, many of which were ineligible, according to the national auditor.