New Delhi: 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.
CBI sources said a look-out notice has been issued to prevent them from leaving the country from any airport.
They said it is a routine practice followed by the agency in cases where it fears that the accused can leave the country to escape prosecution.
Air Chief Marshal (retd) S P Tyagi this Wednesday became the first Air Chief to be booked by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), along with 12 others, for alleged cheating, corruption and criminal conspiracy in the deal and searches were carried out at 14 locations including his residence.
The former Air Chief, his cousins - Sanjeev alias Julie, Rajeev alias Docsa and Sandeep, European middlemen Carlo Gerosa, Christian Michel and Guido Haschke were among 13 individuals named in the FIR as accused, CBI sources said.
The CBI alleged that during his tenure as Air Chief, the Air Force agreed "to reduce the service ceiling for VVIP helicopters from 6000 meters to 4500 meters as mandatory to which it was opposing vehemently on the grounds of security constraints and other related reasons," an agency source said.
It alleged that reduction of service ceiling - maximum height at which a helicopter can perform normally - allowed UK-based AgustaWestland to come into the fray as, otherwise, its helicopters were not even qualified for submission of bids.
Two new names, which were not part of the agency's preliminary inquiry, have also been included in the FIR.
They include Satish Bagrodia, brother of former Union Minister Santosh Bagrodia, and Pratap Aggarwal, chairman and managing director of IDS Infotech respectively, it said.
CBI sources said a look-out notice has been issued to prevent them from leaving the country from any airport.
They said it is a routine practice followed by the agency in cases where it fears that the accused can leave the country to escape prosecution.
The former Air Chief, his cousins - Sanjeev alias Julie, Rajeev alias Docsa and Sandeep, European middlemen Carlo Gerosa, Christian Michel and Guido Haschke were among 13 individuals named in the FIR as accused, CBI sources said.
Advertisement
It alleged that reduction of service ceiling - maximum height at which a helicopter can perform normally - allowed UK-based AgustaWestland to come into the fray as, otherwise, its helicopters were not even qualified for submission of bids.
Advertisement
They include Satish Bagrodia, brother of former Union Minister Santosh Bagrodia, and Pratap Aggarwal, chairman and managing director of IDS Infotech respectively, it said.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
CBI Arrests Probe Agency ED Official Over Rs 20 Lakh Bribe Indian Air Force Invites Applications For 182 Vacancies, Check Details Air Force Choppers Join Rescue Ops In Uttarakhand, 5000 Evacuated Life On Earth Originates From One Ancestor, Older Than Previously Believed Send Reports Every 2 Hours: Centre To States On Kolkata Horror Protests For Debate Against Kamala Harris, Donald Trump Picks This Hindu American Gaza Records First Polio Case In 25 Years As UN Urges Vaccinations Safety "Deteriorating" At Ukraine Nuclear Plant After Strike: UN Watchdog Trump, Kamala Harris To Fight For Pennsylvania Votes With Rally, Bus Tour Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.