Augustawestland Chopper Deal

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a fresh bail plea of Christian Michel James, an alleged middleman who is being probed by the CBI and the ED in the alleged Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland chopper scam cases.

The Enforcement Directorate filed a supplementary charge sheet - the fourth so far - in the alleged AugustaWestland scam case at the Delhi Patiala House court on Thursday. Two references made in the charge sheet - focusing on the role of Christian Michel, his associate David Syms and two foreign companies - were reported widely in the media.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday filed a supplementary charge sheet against British national Christian Michel, the alleged middleman in the Rs 3,600-crore AugustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case, in which it has mentioned "Mrs Gandhi", but not named her as an accused in the case, sources said.

"Why has he been shifted to a high-security prison," asked a Delhi court on Thursday while pulling up the Tihar jail authorities over a plea filed by AgustaWestland deal accused middlemen Christian Michel.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday launchedhis 2019 election campaign from the same tribal Lal Dungri village in Gujarat's Valsad district where his grandmother Indira Gandhi in 1980, his father Rajiv Gandhi in 1984 and his mother Sonia Gandhi in 2004 started and romped home to power.

A Delhi court today extended the CBI custody of Christian Michel, an alleged middleman in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland chopper scam, by four days. The central agency had sought extension of custody from the judge, so they could further question him on the matter.

The extradition of Christian Michel, a British national and alleged middleman wanted by Indian investigative agencies in the Rs 3,600-crore AugustaWestland VVIP choppers deal case, should be left to the UAE's judicial system, the UAE envoy to India said Thursday.

An Italian appeals court on Monday acquitted two former Leonardo executives in AugustaWestland chopper scam case.

Former Air Force Chief SP Tyagi, who was arrested Friday over alleged irregularities in the Rs 3,600 crore deal with AgustaWestland to acquire a dozen VVIP choppers, has blamed the then Prime Minister office for tweaking the deal in favour of the UK-based helicopter maker. Mr Tyagi, his cousin Sanjeev Tyagi alias Julie Tyagi and a Delhi-based lawye...

Former Air Force Chief SP Tyagi was arrested on Friday over alleged irregularities in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal worth 3,600 crores, signed when the Congress was in power. He was arrested along with his cousin Sanjeev Tyagi and lawyer Gautam Khaitan after hours of questioning. The former air chief has been accused of abusing his official ...

A two-member CBI team visited Italy recently and collected details in the AugustaWestland VVIP Helicopter deal case from key police and legal officials there who had probed the graft allegations there.

AugustaWestland was favoured at "every stage of the acquisition process starting with the changes in the SQR (Staff Quality Requirements)," Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar told Parliament after today's debate in Rajya Sabha. The Congress - the main opposition party -- contested the claims.

Congress Chief Spokesperson Randeep Surjewala on Sunday said before Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar places detailed chronology about the controversial AgustaWestland chopper deal in Parliament on May 4, he should first answer why the Narendra Modi government and he "undo the blacklisting" of the company.

BJP and Congress today launched a privilege war in Parliament as BJP chief Amit Shah attacked Congress president Sonia Gandhi again asking her to explain a "number of relaxations" given to tainted chopper manufacturer AugustaWestland that he said "compromised" nation's interests.

While concluding that Anglo-Italian firm AgustaWestland paid bribes in India to land a government order for 12 helicopters, an Italian court has included the findings of India's state auditor. However, the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, which flagged parts of the agreement as suspect, is not being considered in the Indian inquiry.

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a fresh bail plea of Christian Michel James, an alleged middleman who is being probed by the CBI and the ED in the alleged Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland chopper scam cases.

The Enforcement Directorate filed a supplementary charge sheet - the fourth so far - in the alleged AugustaWestland scam case at the Delhi Patiala House court on Thursday. Two references made in the charge sheet - focusing on the role of Christian Michel, his associate David Syms and two foreign companies - were reported widely in the media.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday filed a supplementary charge sheet against British national Christian Michel, the alleged middleman in the Rs 3,600-crore AugustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case, in which it has mentioned "Mrs Gandhi", but not named her as an accused in the case, sources said.

"Why has he been shifted to a high-security prison," asked a Delhi court on Thursday while pulling up the Tihar jail authorities over a plea filed by AgustaWestland deal accused middlemen Christian Michel.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday launchedhis 2019 election campaign from the same tribal Lal Dungri village in Gujarat's Valsad district where his grandmother Indira Gandhi in 1980, his father Rajiv Gandhi in 1984 and his mother Sonia Gandhi in 2004 started and romped home to power.

A Delhi court today extended the CBI custody of Christian Michel, an alleged middleman in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland chopper scam, by four days. The central agency had sought extension of custody from the judge, so they could further question him on the matter.

The extradition of Christian Michel, a British national and alleged middleman wanted by Indian investigative agencies in the Rs 3,600-crore AugustaWestland VVIP choppers deal case, should be left to the UAE's judicial system, the UAE envoy to India said Thursday.

An Italian appeals court on Monday acquitted two former Leonardo executives in AugustaWestland chopper scam case.

Former Air Force Chief SP Tyagi, who was arrested Friday over alleged irregularities in the Rs 3,600 crore deal with AgustaWestland to acquire a dozen VVIP choppers, has blamed the then Prime Minister office for tweaking the deal in favour of the UK-based helicopter maker. Mr Tyagi, his cousin Sanjeev Tyagi alias Julie Tyagi and a Delhi-based lawye...

Former Air Force Chief SP Tyagi was arrested on Friday over alleged irregularities in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal worth 3,600 crores, signed when the Congress was in power. He was arrested along with his cousin Sanjeev Tyagi and lawyer Gautam Khaitan after hours of questioning. The former air chief has been accused of abusing his official ...

A two-member CBI team visited Italy recently and collected details in the AugustaWestland VVIP Helicopter deal case from key police and legal officials there who had probed the graft allegations there.

AugustaWestland was favoured at "every stage of the acquisition process starting with the changes in the SQR (Staff Quality Requirements)," Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar told Parliament after today's debate in Rajya Sabha. The Congress - the main opposition party -- contested the claims.

Congress Chief Spokesperson Randeep Surjewala on Sunday said before Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar places detailed chronology about the controversial AgustaWestland chopper deal in Parliament on May 4, he should first answer why the Narendra Modi government and he "undo the blacklisting" of the company.

BJP and Congress today launched a privilege war in Parliament as BJP chief Amit Shah attacked Congress president Sonia Gandhi again asking her to explain a "number of relaxations" given to tainted chopper manufacturer AugustaWestland that he said "compromised" nation's interests.

While concluding that Anglo-Italian firm AgustaWestland paid bribes in India to land a government order for 12 helicopters, an Italian court has included the findings of India's state auditor. However, the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, which flagged parts of the agreement as suspect, is not being considered in the Indian inquiry.