Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma News

The CBI has sought sanction to prosecute former defence secretary Shashi Kant Sharma, who later became CAG, in connection with alleged corruption in the Rs 3,600-crore Agusta Westland VVIP helicopter deal. The agency is likely to file a supplementary charge sheet giving the role of Christian Michel, the alleged middleman in the deal who was deported from the UAE and is currently in judicial custody. In its supplementary charge sheet, the CBI is also likely to give the alleged roles of some former public servants, who were holding key decision-making positions when the deal for the helicopters was being discussed.