AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal News
BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra in a press conference read out the "letter" from Michel to AgustaWestland in which he wrote that "all the hurdles in the way of the deal have been dealt with".
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday informed Delhi’s Patiala House Court that the alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case, Christian Michel, has named Congress' former President Sonia Gandhi, while in custody. Watch this video to know more.
The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday told a Delhi court that alleged AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam middleman Christian Michel has taken the name "Mrs Gandhi". Watch this video to know more.
The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday told Delhi's Patiala House Court that the alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland case Christian Michel has named 'Mrs Gandhi'. Watch this video to know more.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday arrested Christian Michel, the alleged middleman arrested in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case after he was produced before a Delhi court.
The 57-year-old British national was in CBI custody which ended on Wednesday.
His counsel Aljo K Joseph has said that Michel is suffering from dyslexia and has been asked to write in cursive.
Christian Michel was extradited to India from the UAE earlier this month.
The CBI took him under custody as soon as he arrived at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport around 11.35 pm on Gulfstream jet.
Christian Michel James, who is a middleman in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal, has reportedly been detained in Dubai. According to sources, James was detained on July 12 for questioning. James, who hails from Britain but is currently living in UAE, was reportedly detained by Indian probe agencies.
The ED chargesheet named former IAF chief SP Tyagi's cousins Sanjeev Tyagi and Rajiv Tyagi along with Bruno Spagnolini, former CEO of AgustaWestland.
The government has decided to cancel all ongoing tenders for defence equipment won by Italy's Finmeccanica as a precursor to blacklisting of the firm which is being investigated for bribery in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal.
AgustaWestland's Rs 3,600 crore contract for supplying 12 VVIP choppers to the Indian Air Force was scrapped by the then UPA government.
Amid controversy over alleged corruption in Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal, Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha today said investigators have the ability to find the money trail and the government will pursue the matter for citizens' benefit.
Former IAF chief SP Tyagi, whose name has cropped up in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal, may be summed for questioning, said reports on Thursday.
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