Agusta Westland Vvip Chopper Scam

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath's nephew has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case related to the alleged Agusta Westland VVIP chopper scam. The probe agency wants to question Ratul Puri after his name came up during the interrogation of an accused in the chopper scam.

A Delhi court today fixed February 19 to pronounce order on lawyer Gautam Khaitan's bail plea who was sent to judicial custody in a fresh case of alleged possession and laundering of black money.

Former Air Force Chief SP Tyagi, arrested earlier this month over his alleged role in the irregularities in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal, has been granted bail.

The Congress Party, particularly in the Rajya Sabha where they have considerable strength, seems determined to derail proceedings of the House for the remaining part of the Budget Session so that the Agusta mud does not stick.

In the matter pertaining to acquisition of Agusta Westland helicopters, the undisputed central issue that stands out is corruption, especially bribery. Any other line of assumption, approach and effort, as is being attempted in some quarters, is misleading, tries to hide the wrong-doers and is driven by instincts of self preservation.

Lifting a freeze partially, an Italian court has allowed India to encash bank guarantees worth about Rs 1,818 crore deposited by Agusta Westland in a bank there in the VVIP chopper deal which has been scrapped because of bribery allegations.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is probing arms dealer Abhishek Verma, has begun investigating the payoffs into the Rs 3400 cr deal signed in 2004 for 12 Agusta Westland choppers, sources told NDTV.

As a controversy rages over the Rs 4000-crore VVIP helicopter deal, the first Agusta Westland chopper to land in India sits grounded in a Rajasthan hangar and the ruling Congress proposes to investigate why it was at all bought for a not insignificant Rs 20 crore.

Did the government, accused by the opposition of inaction for months in the 4000-crore VVIP helicopter deal controversy, ignore several warnings last year about continued activities of middlemen in defence deals?

With parliament scheduled to meet in two days, the government is prepping for accusations from the opposition of allowing a helicopter scam to unfold on its watch.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath's nephew has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case related to the alleged Agusta Westland VVIP chopper scam. The probe agency wants to question Ratul Puri after his name came up during the interrogation of an accused in the chopper scam.

A Delhi court today fixed February 19 to pronounce order on lawyer Gautam Khaitan's bail plea who was sent to judicial custody in a fresh case of alleged possession and laundering of black money.

Former Air Force Chief SP Tyagi, arrested earlier this month over his alleged role in the irregularities in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal, has been granted bail.

The Congress Party, particularly in the Rajya Sabha where they have considerable strength, seems determined to derail proceedings of the House for the remaining part of the Budget Session so that the Agusta mud does not stick.

In the matter pertaining to acquisition of Agusta Westland helicopters, the undisputed central issue that stands out is corruption, especially bribery. Any other line of assumption, approach and effort, as is being attempted in some quarters, is misleading, tries to hide the wrong-doers and is driven by instincts of self preservation.

Lifting a freeze partially, an Italian court has allowed India to encash bank guarantees worth about Rs 1,818 crore deposited by Agusta Westland in a bank there in the VVIP chopper deal which has been scrapped because of bribery allegations.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is probing arms dealer Abhishek Verma, has begun investigating the payoffs into the Rs 3400 cr deal signed in 2004 for 12 Agusta Westland choppers, sources told NDTV.

As a controversy rages over the Rs 4000-crore VVIP helicopter deal, the first Agusta Westland chopper to land in India sits grounded in a Rajasthan hangar and the ruling Congress proposes to investigate why it was at all bought for a not insignificant Rs 20 crore.

Did the government, accused by the opposition of inaction for months in the 4000-crore VVIP helicopter deal controversy, ignore several warnings last year about continued activities of middlemen in defence deals?

With parliament scheduled to meet in two days, the government is prepping for accusations from the opposition of allowing a helicopter scam to unfold on its watch.