VVIP Chopper Scam

A special court on Monday took cognisance of the CBI's supplementary charge sheet filed in connection with Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP Chopper scam

ED has arrested Rajiv Saxena, who is also an accused in the Rs 3,600-crore VVIP choppers deal case, over money-laundering linked to an alleged bank fraud, officials said Monday

Special Judge Arvind Kumar granted the relief to Anoop Kumar Gupta noting that the investigation will take time to complete and he has been in custody since Jan 29, 2021

A Delhi court granted interim bail to accused-turned-approver Rajiv Saxena in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal scam case being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation

When Shashi Kant Sharma was appointed CAG in 2013, BJP had noted that he would be handling an audit into his own role in the AgustaWestland chopper deal - a classic case of conflict of interest

It said the value of the properties attached is $50.90 million (Rs 385.44 crore) and a provisional order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) has been issued

In the present VVIP chopper scam case, Puri was named as an accused in the sixth charge sheet filed by the ED

Michel had moved the court seeking inquiry to be conducted into the entry of agency officials into the jail without seeking prior permission from the court

The ED had arrested Puri on September 4 in the case and is in judicial custody

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

Justice Anu Malhotra asked the Central Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate to file their replies within two weeks

The apex court's order came on an appeal filed by the Centre against the May 16 order of the high court

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

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

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

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

Special Judge Sanjay Garg also directed that Puri be given proper medical attention during his remand

Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Puri, contended he was cooperating in the investigation and legal malice and vendetta was writ large in the agency's conduct

Puri had on July 27 approached the court seeking anticipatory bail in connection with a money laundering case related to the VVIP chopper scam

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