Bout was one of the world's most wanted men for supplying arms to rebel groups and warlords in Africa. After spending time in prison in the United States and released as part of an exchange deal with Russia, he is reportedly back in international trade by brokering a deal with Yemen's Houthis.
District Judge Michael Snow, who heard the case at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London earlier this year, concluded that there are no bars to him being extradited and decided to send the case to UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman.
The agency has also booked unidentified officials of the Indian Air Force, the Defence Ministry and Switzerland-based Pilatus Aircraft Limited in the case.
The CBI has earlier registered a preliminary enquiry (PE) on November 11, 2016 to verify the allegations of bribery.
To boost the 'Make in India' initiative, the government has liberalised the Arms Rules to encourage investment in the manufacturing of arms, ammunition and weapon systems in the country.
BJP today asked Congress to break "silence" over media reports which claimed that Robert Vadra had "links" with fugitive arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari.
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officials said that the arrests may only be the top of an iceberg as the network of poachers and arms smugglers unravels.
Abhishek Verma and his wife Anca Maria were today discharged by special CBI court in a case involving alleged payments made to influence the Ministry of Defence in 2011.
BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Thursday denied allegations of being "honey trapped and compromised" by defence middleman Abhishek Verma and said he didn't pass on any "secret data".
Days after a senior officer of the defence ministry filed a complaint against controversial arms dealer and defence consultant Sanjay Bhandari, the Delhi Police on Sunday booked him under the Official Secrets Act (OSA). The
New Delhi: The Income Tax department is mulling booking defence consultant Sanjay Bhandari, said to be linked to Robert Vadra in an alleged benami property transaction in London, under the stringent anti-blackmoney law in connection
New Delhi: The Income Tax department is mulling booking defence consultant Sanjay Bhandari, said to be linked to Robert Vadra in an alleged benami property transaction in London, under the stringent anti-blackmoney law in connection
New Delhi, Jul 27: CBI has questioned Jagdish Tytler to verify claims made by arms dealer Abhishek Verma that he was in regular touch with the senior Congress leader and whether these meetings were in
New Delhi, Jun 10: Income Tax department authorities may soon approach the Swiss government to obtain fresh information on the investments and finances of arms dealer Abhishek Verma for its probe against him and his
New Delhi, Jun 8: Arms dealer Abhishek Verma and his newly-wed Romanian wife were today arrested by CBI for allegedly receiving money from a Swiss arms company to delist them from the companies blacklisted by
Mumbai, May 7: International arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi had helped Hasan Ali Khan open his account with UBS, Zurich, to use it to launder tainted money and for the Pune stud farm owner CHF (Swiss
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