A Delhi court has issued production warrant against middleman Christian Michel, who is among the key accused in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case. He was extradited from the UAE in December last year and is in judicial custody. The production warrant is an order issued by a criminal court of law to produce a person before the court in connection with criminal proceedings pending against him.
The move follows the ED petition in the court in December last year for further investigation. Meanwhile, the enforcement sleuths has attached Michel’s ex-wife Paris-based property worth Rs 5.83 crore.
“ED has provisionally attached immovable property in France in the name of M/s SCI Solaime situated at 45 Avenue Victor Hugo, Paris belonging to his ex-wife Mrs. Valerie Michel who had received Proceeds of Crime from the accused, an ED source confirmed.