On September 19, 2020, the CBI, had filed a supplementary charge sheet against 15 accused, including Michel and accused-turned-approver Rajiv Saxena, in connection with the alleged corruption in the VVIP chopper deal.
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.
A Delhi court on Saturday allowed the Enforcement Directorate to interrogate Christian Michel, arrested in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam case, in Tihar prison.
Special judge Arvind Kumar sent Puri to jail after the Enforcement Directorate moved an application seeking extension of Puri's judicial custody. The ED arrested Puri on September 4.
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 is already in the ED custody till August 30 in a separate money laundering case related to a bank fraud connected to his company Moser Baer.
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.
It was not immediately known if the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had given him a fresh date to appear and if Puri had filed a reason for his absence before the agency. The central agency wants to grill Puri in light of certain pieces of evidence gathered in the case and statements of other accused, including Dubai-based operator Rajeev Saxena.
Seeking his custodial interrogation, the ED made the claims before special judge Arvind Kumar during the hearing of anticipatory bail application filed by Puri. The court extended Puri's interim protection from arrest till Thursday after the arguments on the application remained inconclusive.
The Enforcement Directorate Tuesday dismissed before a Delhi court the allegations of 'political vendetta' against Ratul Puri, nephew of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, for being probed in connection with a money laundering case related to AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam.
Ratul Puri, Chairman of Hindustan Powerprojects Pvt Ltd, had on July 27 approached the court seeking anticipatory bail in the case, saying he feared arrest in the VVIP chopper scam related money laundering case.
The Enforcement Directorate has challenged the June 1 order of a trial court which granted bail to Sushen Mohan Gupta, arrested by the agency on March 26 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The trial court had granted him relief on a personal bond of Rs 5 lakh and two sureties of the like amount.
Defence Ministry has extended the ban on chopper-scam tainted firm Leonardo (earlier known as Finmecannica) for another 6 months.
Special Judge Arvind Kumar refused to grant the relief to Gupta whose judicial custody expires on Saturday and an order is yet to be passed on it.
Christian Michel, alleged middleman arrested in the AgustaWestland VVIP Chopper scam, told a Delhi court Friday that he has not named anybody in connection with the deal during investigation by the Enforcement Directorate, which has filed a supplementary charge sheet.
The Enforcement Directorate alleged that the woman had received "proceeds of crime" of this scam from the accused, Michel.
A Delhi court on Friday extended the interim bail granted to Dubai-based businessman Rajiv Saxena till February 25 in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case.
Rajeev Saxena was deported to India from Dubai on January 30 night.
The ED had summoned Rajiv Saxena, a resident of Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, multiple times in the case and had arrested his wife Shivani Saxena from the Chennai airport in 2017. She is now out on bail.
Michel was extradited to India from Dubai on December 5 and was produced in the Patiala Court on the same day.
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