Friday, 1 September 2017

VVIP chopper scam: CBI charges former IAF chief SP Tyagi, nine others


Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday filed a 30,000-page chargesheet opposite former IAF arch Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi and 9 others in a AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case.


The chargesheet was filed before Special CBI Judge Arvind Kumar and also names Tyagi’s cousin Sanjeev alias Julie along with disciple Gautam Khaitan in a Rs 450 crore temptation case.


Michel James, a purported pull and retired clamp arch of Air Staff JS Gujral too have been named. 



The FIR also names former AgustaWestland CEO Bruno Spagnolini, former Finmeccanica Chairman Giuseppe Orsi and a Anglo-Italian company, AgustaWestland, as indicted in a case.


“How a cheat income reached India, how several firms, by that a income travelled, came into existence and that Sanjeev was famous to purported European pull Carlo Gerosa is mentioned in a chargesheet,” IANS quoted an central as saying.


The choppers were for a Communication Squadron of the IAF for ferrying a President, a Prime Minister and other VVIPs.


The VVIP chopper understanding was value Rs 3600 crore.


Facts about a case:


Tyagi, who late from the IAF in 2007, is a initial arch of a Indian Air Force to be named in a crime or a rapist box by a CBI.


He along with Sanjeev and Khaitan were arrested on Dec 9 final year by a group in tie with a case.


Tyagi was postulated bail on Dec 26 after being interrogated by a CBI in a control for 7 days.


CBI has purported that Khaitan was a ‘brain’ behind how a cheat income reached India and several firms, by that a income travelled, came into existence and that Sanjeev was famous to purported European pull Carlo Gerosa, PTI reported.


The group has also purported that during his reign as atmosphere chief, Tyagi and with his capitulation a Air Force, conceded to revoke a use roof for VVIP helicopters from 6000 metres to 4500 metres as mandatory, that it had been progressing hostile on a drift of confidence constraints and other reasons.


CBI has claimed that a rebate of a use roof or a limit tallness during that a helicopter can perform normally, authorised AgustaWestland to come into a ravel as, otherwise, a helicopters were not competent for acquiescence of a bids.


It has serve purported that AgustaWestland had managed to deliver a analogous moody hearing with non-functional engines and eventually succeeded in removing a agreement for supply of 12 AW-101 VVIP helicopters from a Defence Ministry, especially due to softening of a IAF on a use roof emanate after Tyagi took over as a chief. 


Tyagi has denied a allegations and has pronounced that a preference was reportedly taken in conference with officials of a Special Protection Group and a Prime Minister’s Office.


On Jan 1, 2014, India had scrapped a agreement with AgustaWestland over purported crack of contractual obligations.


(With Agency inputs)


Article source: http://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/23rd-star-screen-awards-pink-glitters-while-neerja-shines-as-well/982478



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