CBI arrests Delhi lawyer Khaitan in 2008 Embraer aircraft kickbacks case
The CBI has arrested Delhi-based lawyer Gautam Khaitan in a 2008 case of alleged commission paid by Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer to a UK-based NRI middleman to swing a three-aircraft deal with the DRDO worth $210 million in its favour. The agency arrested Khaitan last week, nearly six years after registering an FIR on the basis of a Brazilian newspaper report exposing alleged kickbacks of USD 5.76 million paid by the company in the deal for fully customised EMB-145 aircraft for the DRDO which were to be fitted with airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system, officials said.
Khaitan, who was also charge-sheeted in the Agusta Westland VVIP Chopper purchase case, was questioned for nearly four days by CBI officials following his arrest on August 25.
