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India made a party in VVIP chopper scam trial in Italy

Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 5, 2013

India has been made a party in the VVIP chopper scam trial in Italy which is expected to begin in the third week of June in Italy.

VVIP chopper deal: AgustaWestland on offensive, asks Indian government to clarify status of deal

Nitin A Gokhale | Tuesday June 4, 2013

Indian Defence Ministry is likely to be forced into taking a position on the status of Rs 4,000-crore VVIP helicopter contract with Italian defence giant AgustaWestland.

VVIP Chopper scam: India to get details of conversations taped by Italy, say sources

Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with inputs from PTI) | Thursday May 9, 2013

An Italian investigation had disclosed that Anglo-Italian firm AugustaWestland (AW) and Finmeccanica had paid bribes worth nearly Rs 350 crores through a complex web of companies and middlemen to swing a 12-helicopter contract with India.

VIP chopper scam: Bank accounts of former Air Force chief SP Tyagi frozen

Reported by Sunetra Choudhury; Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Tuesday April 23, 2013

The bank accounts of former Air Force chief SP Tyagi and many others accused in the VVIP chopper scam have been frozen by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today.

VVIP chopper scam: Accused firm Aeromatrix moves court to defreeze account

Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 17, 2013

Aeromatrix Info Solutions private limited, an accused firm in the Rs 3600 crore VVIP helicopter deal scam, has moved a Delhi court seeking defreezing of its bank account for paying salaries to its employees.

VVIP chopper scam: CBI issues look-out notices for former air chief SP Tyagi, others

Press Trust of India | Sunday March 17, 2013

CBI has issued look-out notices for former IAF Chief SP Tyagi, his three cousins and five other Indians who have been named in its FIR in the alleged kickbacks received by them in Rs 3600 crore VVIP chopper deal.

'Former Air Chief SP Tyagi did not clear VVIP chopper deal alone'

Written by Nitin Gokhale | Monday March 18, 2013

Although the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has named former Air Chief SP Tyagi, his cousins and some others for conspiring to award the VVIP contract to AgustaWestland, a detailed investigation by NDTV has revealed that Air Chief Marshal Tyag...

VVIP chopper deal: CBI focuses on ex-air chief SP Tyagi's letter that allegedly changed flying height

Sunetra Choudhury | Thursday March 14, 2013

The CBI, which has charged former air force chief SP Tyagi with corruption and conspiracy in the VVIP chopper deal, has said in its First Information Report (FIR) that he and his three cousins were bribed 4,26,000 euros or Rs 2.98 crore to swing the ...

VVIP chopper scam: cheating and conspiracy charges against ex-air chief SP Tyagi

Reported by Sunetra Choudhury; edited by Janaki Fernandes | Thursday March 14, 2013

Former Air Chief SP Tyagi has been accused of corruption and conspiracy by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), and his house in Delhi was raided this morning in a search for evidence that he accepted kickbacks to ensure a deal for 12 helicopte...

VVIP chopper scam: former Air Force chief SP Tyagi interrogated today

Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Wednesday March 6, 2013

SP Tyagi, who headed the Indian Air Force from 2004 to 2007, was interrogated today by Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI officials for allegedly accepting kickbacks from helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland (AW), which landed a deal with India...

VVIP chopper scam: CBI to question former Air Force Chief SP Tyagi next week, sources tell NDTV

Reported by Sunetra Choudhury; Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Friday March 1, 2013

Former Air Force Chief SP Tyagi and his cousins will be questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) next week in its probe into the Rs 4000-crore VVIP chopper scam, sources have told NDTV. The CBI is investigating allegations of kickbacks...

VVIP chopper scam: Supreme Court rejects plea for special probe team

Edited by Ashish Mukherjee | Friday March 1, 2013

The Supreme Court today turned down a public interest litigation or PIL that a special investigation team should be set up to probe the Rs 4000-crore VVIP helicopter deal.

VVIP chopper scam: Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) formed, BJP not on board

Edited by Mala Das | Wednesday February 27, 2013

The Defence Minister AK Antony promised Parliament today that the government will identify and punish those who accepted or paid kickbacks in a deal to buy 12 Italian helicopters. The government won a vote in the Rajya Sabha to set up a parliamentary...

VVIP chopper scam: India to confront AgustaWestland with findings of early enquiry

Reported by Sudhi Ranjan Sen; edited by Mala Das | Monday February 25, 2013

India will send a new letter to helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland (AW), warning that early investigations by the CBI suggest that bribes were paid by the Anglo-Italian venture to land a deal for 12 helicopters in 2010.

VVIP chopper scam: CBI seems to reject denials by ex-Air Force Chief SP Tyagi

Reported by Sunetra Choudhury; Edited by Mala Das | Monday February 25, 2013

The CBI, which is investigating allegations of kickbacks in a deal to buy 12 helicopters from Italy, has included former Air Force Chief SP Tyagi in its preliminary enquiry. That indicates that the agency believes the charges against him, made first ...