New Delhi: Enforcement Directorate had arrested Gautam Khaitan in Rs. 3, 600 crore VVIP chopper deal. It is the first arrest in Chopper scam since now.
Notify that India had cancelled the order with AgustaWestland for 12 top-end helicopters in January, citing a breach of integrity relating to alleged corruption.
Khaitan is a businessman and advocate. The ED had searched two properties of Khaitan in Delhi on 22September. Reports suggest the agency found jewellery and important financial documents from his premises.
Khaitan was on the board of a Chandigarh-based company, Aeromatrix which is among 21 entities named in a criminal case registered in July. The company was allegedly a front used for routing funds.
Former Air Force Chief SP Tyagi, who has been accused of accepting bribes through relatives to help AgustaWestland land the contract, is also among those named in the FIR or police complaint. He has denied any wrongdoing.
His name had been figured in the Italian prosecutor’s report filed in a court in Italy.
Bureau Report
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