The latest name to have emerged in the Panama Papers is that of Niira Radia. The leaked documents from Panama law firm Mossack Fonseca say that Radia owned at least one offshore company that was registered in the British Virgin Islands in 1994 and was named Crownmart International Group Limited. Radia is listed as British resident and her name is spelled as Nira Radia - minus an extra 'i'. Why is everyone talking about it? Radia and her corporate firms have been probed by investigation agencies for five years and she was frequently questioned by court regarding the 2G scam. Her name appearing in the Panama Papers is just the latest controversy involving her.

All was great until 2010

The magazines published extracts from Radia’s phone conversations that were taped by the I-T department and submitted to the court. Some of these tapes revealed how Radia tried to broker deals in the 2G spectrum sale and get A Raja appointed telecom minister.

The tapes also hinted at possible media-corporate-government nexus because NDTV group editor Barkha Dutt and then Hindustan Times' advisory editorial director Vir Sangvi appeared to be offering to pass Radia's messages to politicians.

What happened after that?

Several investigation agencies launched a probe in the corporate structure of her flagship company Vaishnavi Communications and over the years, her business interests in 10 countries have been investigated.

While her colleagues called it a "witch-hunt", Radia finally got a breather in May 2015 when the Supreme Court asked the CBI to close all cases against her for lack of evidence.