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What is AgustaWestland VVIP Chopper Scam?

AgustaWestland VVIP Chopper Scam

About AgustaWestland VVIP Chopper Scam

What is AgustaWestland VVIP Chopper Scam?

The AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam is a corruption case where it has been alleged that bribes were paid to “middlemen”, perhaps even politicians, when India agreed to buy 12 AgustaWestland helicopters built by Italian defence manufacturing giant Finmeccanica at an estimated cost of Rs 3,600 crore.
 
It has been alleged that several parameters — the height of the cabin of the helicopter, the operating ceiling, and the maximum altitude the helicopter could fly to, for instance- were tweaked to help AgustaWestland.
 
The VVIP choppers case is being probed by the Central bureau of Investigation (CBI).
 
How the AgustaWestland bribery case came to light
 
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Latest Updates on AgustaWestland VVIP Chopper Scam

AgustaWestland scam: SC to hear bail pleas of Christian Michel James on Tue

The accused was extradited from Dubai in December 2018 and has been in custody since then, his counsel had said, adding that the probe against him was yet to be concluded

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Updated On : 02 Feb 2023 | 6:48 PM IST

AgustaWestland case: ED searches ex-Emmar MGF MD Shravan Gupta's premises

The action is being taken under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the officials said.

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Updated On : 24 Jun 2020 | 10:18 PM IST

VVIP choppers case: I-T dept raids multiple locations in Delhi, Pune

They said the raids were being conducted against Sushen Mohan Gupta, an accused named in the case, and his relative and prominent Pune-based industrialist

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Updated On : 02 Jan 2020 | 10:57 PM IST

Chopper scam: Verdict reserved on ED's plea to cancel Ratul Puris bail

The ED, in its plea, has claimed that the trial court has not appreciated all the documents put on record while granting relief to Puri

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Updated On : 13 Dec 2019 | 5:37 PM IST

AgustaWestland case: Court allows ED to probe Christian Michel in Tihar

On January 5, Michel was sent to judicial custody in the ED case

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Updated On : 02 Nov 2019 | 5:00 PM IST

Chopper scam: Delhi court sends Ratul Puri to judicial custody till Oct 1

Special judge Arvind Kumar also allowed Puri to take medicines long with him to jail subject to the opinion of the jail doctor

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Updated On : 19 Sep 2019 | 8:11 PM IST

VVIP Chopper case: CBI seeks court permission to question Michel in Tihar

Michel, extradited from Dubai, was arrested by ED on December 22 last year

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Updated On : 17 Sep 2019 | 1:43 PM IST

Court sends Ratul Puri to 6-day ED custody for 'money laundering'

The Enforcement Directorate had on Wednesday arrested Puri and he was sent to one day judicial custody

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Updated On : 05 Sep 2019 | 8:25 PM IST

AgustaWestland chopper scam: ED arrests Ratul Puri for money laundering

Puri, already in judicial custody in a separate money laundering case related to an alleged bank loan fraud, was produced before a Delhi court

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Updated On : 04 Sep 2019 | 8:47 PM IST

Chopper scam: More trouble for Ratul Puri as court refuses to cancel NBW

The order came a day after the Delhi High Court dismissed his anticipatory bail application in the case

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Updated On : 21 Aug 2019 | 8:02 PM IST

Ratul Puri willing to join probe in chopper scam, seeks cancellation of NBW

Puri told special judge Arvind Kumar that he wrote some e-mails to the Enforcement Directorate expressing his desire to join the investigation but the agency did not respond

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Updated On : 17 Aug 2019 | 1:59 PM IST

Augusta Westland Chopper scam: Christian Michel seeks bail from Delhi court

Special Judge Arvind Kumar issued notice to both the agencies and directed them to file their response by August 19, when the court will hear the matter

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Updated On : 14 Aug 2019 | 7:45 PM IST

VVIP chopper scam: I-T sleuths attach Rs 254-cr benami equity of Ratul Puri

Authorities said Ratul Puri is the beneficial owner of these benami held equity shares and has been charged under the relevant law

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Updated On : 30 Jul 2019 | 12:42 PM IST

AgustaWestland case: CBI, ED say Christian Michel may abscond if given bail

Michel had moved the court seeking bail in cases by the CBI and the ED, saying the charge sheet against him was not filed within the stipulated time frame of 60 days

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Updated On : 12 Feb 2019 | 8:22 PM IST

Chopper scam: BJP trying to corner Sonia, Rahul before LS polls, says Sena

A Delhi court hearing the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case had last week imposed restrictions on Michel meeting his lawyers in ED custody

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Updated On : 02 Jan 2019 | 2:00 PM IST

VVIP chopper scam: Court summons ex-AgustaWestland directors as accused

In the VVIP chopper scam, Delhi Court also summons ex-IAF chief S P Tyagi among others on September 12

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Updated On : 24 Jul 2018 | 5:41 PM IST

VVIP chopper scam: Delhi Court denies bail to woman director

The court is likely to pass the order at 4 pm today

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Updated On : 29 Jul 2017 | 7:32 PM IST

Delhi HC stays order allowing ex-IAF chief S P Tyagi to go abroad

High court's order came on appeal of CBI challenging trial court's May 24 decision

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Updated On : 30 May 2017 | 10:10 PM IST