Suspects in Ambani helicopter sabotage acquitted: no proof

Mumbai: A sessions court on Tuesday acquitted, for want of evidence, two suspects accused of tampering with the gearbox of industrialist Anil Ambani’s personal chopper last year.
The court, while acquitting Uday Wanekar and Pairaj Thewar, employees of the firm responsible for maintaining the helicopter who were suspended after the incident, did not rule out the role of an insider from the firm, Airworks in the sabotage.
In the first-ever order under the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of Civil Aviation Act, 1982 (SUSCA), the sessions court made sharp observations on the role of Airworks. The court also said the police had failed to find the main suspect.
In April 2009, a technician had found pebbles in the filter cap of the compound gearbox of the helicopter, a VT RCL- 412.
The court said the role of the accused was not clearly pointed out and the prosecution had been unable to establish the management’s innocence.
01/12/10 Sukanya Shetty/Indian Express

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Categories: Safety Dec 2010