Rivals attempting to murder Anil Ambani, allege his group

Mumbai: Anil Ambani led group alleged on Friday that business rivals may be behind an "attempt to murder" the industrialist by trying to sabotage his helicopter, even as the police were questioning four employees of an aircraft maintenance company.
"The planned manner in which the pebbles and gravel were put in the filler cap at a height of 10-feet in the gear box and the gear box cap was closed thereafter, clearly shows that some persons, possible business rivals, were attempting to take away the life of Anil Ambani, India's second richest with a networth of USD 10.1 billion.
Shortly after the complaint was made, Mumbai Police Commissioner Hassan Gafoor ordered the transfer of the case, lodged after a complaint by the aircraft maintenance company Airworks India Ltd, to the crime branch. In his complaint, Joshi, a senior pilot, said the entire incident would not have been possible "without active involvement and aid of the persons working for Airworks, without the permission of cooperation of which no one could have had access to the said helicopter Bell-412," which Anil was scheduled to fly this morning.
24/04/09 Agencies/Indian Express

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