AgustaWestland scam
New Delhi: Former Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi was on Saturday sent to judicial custody until thirty December once CBI aforementioned he wasn't needed for more guardian interrogation in AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam.
Special CBI decide Arvind Kumar additionally sent Tyagi's first cousin Sanjeev Tyagi and attorney Gautam Khaitan, co-accused within the case associated with procural of twelve VVIP choppers from UK-based firm throughout the UPA a pair of regime, to jail once the probe agency failed to look for their more custody.Former IAF chief SP Tyagi. PTIFormer IAF chief SP Tyagi. PTI
After The Agency Submission:
All the 3 suspect affected their bail applications, which can be detected on twenty one December because the CBI wanted time to reply to the applications.During the proceedings, the counsel showing for Tyagi submitted before the court that the Italian prime court had ordered trial of ex-Finmeccanica executives in VVIP chopper scam case, that makes CBI's stand weak within the current case.
The court, however, aforementioned it'll take up the matter on next date of hearing on twenty one December.The court had on fourteen December extended the CBI remand of Tyagi and also the 2 others by 3 days once CBI had aforementioned it absolutely was a "very serious" case requiring interrogation to unearth larger conspiracy as "interest of the state was compromised".
The agency had earlier submitted within the court: "It may be a terribly high-profile case and that we want correct material. One a part of the crime was committed in India whereas numerous alternative angles square measure in foreign land."Tyagi's counsel had told the court that he was "a embellished war hero of the nation" and "CBI, that was termed as 'a caged parrot' by the Supreme Court, is attempting to tarnish his image".Earlier, Tyagi's counsel had claimed that the choice to acquire VVIP choppers from AgustaWestland was a "collective" one and Prime Minister's Office(PMO) was additionally a region of it.
CBI Had Alleged Tyagi:
Tyagi had "abused his official position" and once he was the Air Chief Marshal, he had created huge investments in land and alternative properties and had not disclosed the supply his financial gain.It was additionally alleged that Khaitan was the "brain" behind however the bribe cash reached India and several other corporations through that the cash cosmopolitan came into existence and Sanjeev was noted to alleged European middleman Carlo Gerosa.
The 71-year previous Tyagi, United Nations agency had retired in 2007, his first cousin Sanjeev and Khaitan were inactive on nine December by the agency in reference to the case.The CBI had additionally claimed that alleged European middleman Guido Haschke's statement, that was received through LR (Letter Rogatory), established that he was assured by Sanjeev Tyagi that the latter's brother was reaching to be Air Chief Marshal.
The suspect persons, however, had alleged that the "CBI was attempting to extract the confession mistreatment force".
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