VVIP Chopper scam: Delhi court allows CBI to question Christian Michel in Tihar jail

A Delhi court on Friday allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to interrogate Christian Michel, an alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland chopper scam, in Tihar Central Jail where he is lodged.

Special Judge Arvind Kumar permitted the CBI to quiz Michel from September 24 to 26 on its plea seeking directions for giving his specimen signatures and writings and for further interrogation.

The CBI had submitted that during the investigation, documents reportedly written by Christian Michel James were received from foreign countries pursuant to the Letters Rogatory issued by the court.

It said that specimen writings of the accused were obtained on December 11, 2018 and were forwarded to CFSL for opinion.