New Delhi: Two days after receiving a complaint from the ministry of defence (MoD) in the AgustaWestland deal case, the CBI registered its own 'complaint' on Friday, but the agency seems to be going slow on the matter. It is losing crucial time for questioning people and giving the suspects enough time to destroy evidence.
The agency is yet to register the preliminary inquiry (PE), which is the first step after it receives a complaint from a ministry, court or higher authorities, in the scam. So far, it has given a flimsy excuse that it has not received all the reports and MoD's complaint is not enough for filing a PE, but sources say that PE is usually registered on first information and then investigations follows.On Friday, the CBI announced that it would send a team to Italy for further investigation.
16/02/13 Neeraj Chauhan/Times of India
