CBI files case against DGCA Dy. Director for dodgy aircraft deal

Mumbai: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against one of the senior-most officials of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), accusing him of causing a loss of Rs 1 crore in an old aircraft deal.
Raje Bhatnagar, Deputy Director, DGCA, was suspended earlier this year after a DGCA probe found him guilty of favouring his wife’s company, Global Aviation, by getting it business worth crores without any prior intimation to, or permission from the government, according to a report by Neeraj chauhan in The Times of India.
The preliminary inquiry report by S N Dwivedi, Director (Airworthiness ), DGCA said, “He (Bhatnagar) has used his official position and influence to obtain benefits from M/s Global Aviation, New Delhi, through his second wife as proprietor for financial dealing worth crores. It is recommended that a vigilance inquiry be ordered to investigate the matter.” It added that Bhatnagar was posted as senior airworthiness officer in Bhopal from July 2004 to May 2007 before moving to Delhi. The firm in question, Global Aviation, was approved by the DGCA in October 2006.
The CBI probe concentrates on the sale of one Learjet 24 aircraft to Kolkata-based M/s Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Institute Pvt Ltd (AMEIPL) from Global Aviation, which reportedly deals in small aircraft and parts.
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