VVIP chopper case News
Christian Michel James was extradited in 2018 after India won the extradition case in Dubai
The alleged middleman was deported from the UAE and is currently in judicial custody
Rajeev Saxena was extradited to India in connection with the Rs 3,600-crore alleged scam
The CBI on Saturday filed a supplementary chargesheet against British national Christian Michel James, businessman Rajeev Saxena and 13 others accused in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam case.
The chargesheet was filed before Special Judge Arvind Kumar in Delhi`s Rouse Avenue court, who listed the matter for consideration on September 21.
Michel, the alleged middleman and accused in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP choppers deal case, was extradited from the UAE in December 2018.
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.
The jail authority has been asked to submit its response by Tuesday.
Special Judge Arvind Kumar allowed Tyagi to travel to Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, France, Germany, the US and Canada.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday claimed that Christian Michel, the alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case, has named Congress's Sonia Gandhi while in custody.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday claimed that Christian Michel, the alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case, has named Congress's Sonia Gandhi while in custody.
Christian Michel, the alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case, has named "Mrs Gandhi" and "the son of the Italian lady" while in custody, the Enforcement Directorate informed a court in Delhi today. BJP' s Prakash Javadekar is holding a press conference in this matter. Watch video to know more:
Nine others were also named in the charge sheet in connection with a bribery case in the VVIP chopper deal.
Michel was arrested in the UAE and extradited to India on December 4.
A court here on Wednesday granted bail to two more accused arrested in the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal case.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday received a reply from all the eight countries to its Letter Rogatory in connection with the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case.
ED freezes shares worth Rs 86.07 crore owned by companies in Dubai, Mauritius and Singapore in the chopper scam case.
As Congress mounted offensive over Narendra Modi's remarks on the AgustaWestland chopper deal case, the government on Tuesday hit back saying the Prime Minister cannot be gagged against speaking on corruption.
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