AgustaWestland Chopper scam case: Delhi court defers hearing to Sept 25
A Delhi court on Monday deferred the hearing to Friday on cognizance of supplementary charge sheet filed in connection with the alleged corruption in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal.
On Saturday, the Central Bureau of Investigation had filed a supplementary charge sheet against 15 accused, including alleged middleman Christian Michel and accused-turned-approver Rajiv Saxena, in connection with the case.
Special Judge Arvind Kumar in Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court said that he will pass the order on issue of cognizance of charge sheet on September 25.
In the supplementary charge sheet, the CBI has named Sandeep Tyagi, Praveen Bakshi, Partap Krishan Aggarwal, the then Managing Director of IDS Infotech Limited, Narendra Kumar Jain, Rajesh Kumar Jain of Kolkata, Sunil Kothari, the then Managing Director of OM Metals Infotech Private Limited, Kunhikrishnan, a close associate of Michel.
