The ED probe has revealed that AgustaWestland International Ltd, UK paid an amount of Euro 58 million as kickbacks through Gordian Services Sarl, Tunisia and IDS Sarl, Tunisia.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday arrested Shivani Saxena, director of two Dubai-based firms, in connection with a money laundering case relating to the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam.
Saxena, a resident of Palm Jumeira in Dubai, was produced by the ED before a designated PMLA court that granted a four-day custody of the accused to the ED.
Saxena is the director of Dubai-based firms UHY Saxena and Matrix Holdings and through these companies, the 'proceeds of crime' — bribe money — in the case was routed and further layered and integrated with buying immovable properties and shares.
The ED probe has revealed that AgustaWestland International Ltd, UK paid an amount of Euro 58 million as kickbacks through Gordian Services Sarl, Tunisia and IDS Sarl, Tunisia.
"These two companies further siphoned off the said money in the name of consultancy contracts to Interstellar Technologies Ltd., Mauritius and others, which were further transferred to UHY Saxena Dubai, Matrix Holdings Ltd.
Dubai and others," the ED said in a statement.
An investigation also revealed that Shivani's husband Rajiv Saxena is the beneficiary owner of Interstellar Technologies Ltd., Mauritius. Shivani and her husband Rajiv are partners and Directors in UHY Saxena, Dubai and Matrix Holdings Ltd., Dubai, agency officials said.
"Both these companies received proceeds of crime in their respective Dubai bank accounts from Interstellar Technologies Ltd. Mauritius, the ED further said in the statement, adding, the duo also remitted/ transferred a huge amount of money through their companies at Dubai to various other accounts.
The ED had registered case under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in 2014 and had named 21 persons including former Indian Air Force chief SP Tyagi, his relatives and European middlemen among others.
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