Rejecting the opinion of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention calling for the immediate release of AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case accused British national Christian Michel, India on Friday said the conclusions drawn by the UN panel are based on limited information, biased allegations and an inaccurate understanding of its criminal justice system.
The Delhi High Court has dismissed the plea of Christian Michel James, an alleged middleman arrested in connection with the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam cases, seeking interim bail on the grounds of risk of contracting coronavirus in Tihar jail.
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that it is filing a "massive charge sheet in the AgustaWestland case"
AgustaWestland Case: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday told a Delhi court that it has recently recovered some documents related to businessman Ratul Puri which are "crucial leads in providing the missing links"
Ratul Puri, who is Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath's nephew, is in Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody in connection with the Rs 354 crore Moser Baer bank fraud case.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath's nephew and former Executive Director of Moser Baer India Limited (MBIL) did not get any relief on Monday as a special court in Delhi reserved its order on cancellation of a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against him. On Sunday, Puri got another jolt as Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed an FIR against him in another case.
Special CBI Judge Arvind Kumar on Wednesday issued notices to both the agencies and sought their response on the plea. The matter will come up for hearing on August 19.
Michel is currently being held in judicial custody in Delhi's Tihar Jail and in the latest court intervention in India, the Delhi High Court granted more time to him and the CBI to respond to a plea by Tihar Jail authorities challenging an order allowing him to make international phone calls in violation of prison rules.
Christian Michel, the alleged middleman arrested in the AgustaWestland VVIP choppers deal case, is understood to have identified the initials 'AP' as Ahmed Patel in a chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate
The arrest comes a week after the Income Tax Department raided Khaitan's offices and various other properties in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR).
In a series of tweets, Shah said the "friendship" between Christian Michel, the alleged middleman in the deal, and Congress' top leadership is "time tested and deep". He also asked what is this ‘Family Balm’ that every middleman wants.
The BJP leader said the issue of the corruption was raised in the Italian government and also in the courts there.
The Court of Appeal of Milan cleared the two former Leonardo executives of charges as "there isn't sufficient proof", according to the sentence read out in court.
AgustaWestland may now have to forego a Rs 3 crore bank guarantee it had deposited to bid for a tender floated by the Indian Navy to procure 56 naval utility helicopters.
The CBI has alleged that during the meeting there was no suggestion for any amendment in the requirements that the helicopters "should be twin engined".
The court also issued fresh open-ended non-bailable warrants against alleged middlemen Christian Michel and Guido Haschke.
European middleman Carlos Gerosa has been apprehended by authorities in Italy on the basis of an Interpol notice activated by the ED in connection with its AgustaWestland VVIP choppers deal probe.
71-year old Tyagi, who had retired in 2007, his cousin Sanjeev and Khaitan were arrested on December 9 by the agency in connection with the case. These accused are currently on bail.
Patiala House Court in New Delhi on Monday granted bail to former Air Force chief SP Tyagi in connection with Rs 3,546-crore worth AgustaWestland chopper deal bribery case.
SP Tyagi on Saturday blamed former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s office for changing the operational requirements of choppers for IAF's VVIP squadron favouring AgustaWestland.
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