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Chopper deal: CBI grills former Aeromatrix board member Gautam Khaitan

Thursday, Mar 7, 2013, 11:51 IST | Place: New Delhi | Agency: PTI

CBI questions Gautam Khaitan, former board member of Aeromatrix, in connection with the Rs 3,600 crore chopper deal.

Photo for representational purpose only.
Photo for representational purpose only.

CBI questions Gautam Khaitan, former board member of Aeromatrix, in connection with the Rs 3,600 crore chopper deal.

The Central Bureau of Investigation recently registered a Preliminary Enquiry into the Rs3,760 crore VVIP chopper deal scam. CBI has named eleven individuals including former IAF chief SP Tyagi and his cousins for receiving kickbacks to swing the deal in AgustaWestland's favour.

Eleven persons include--three cousins of former IAF Chief SP Tyagi--Julie, Dosca and Sandeep, Gautam Khaitan, Pravin Bakshi, Guisseppe Orsi, Bruno Spagnolini, Guido Haschke, Carlo Gerosa and Christian Michel along with four companies - Finmeccanica, AgustaWestland, Chandigarh based IDS Infotech and Aeromatrix.