New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against a Brigadier of the Army Aviation Corps for allegedly attempting to favour the Italian company AgustaWestland in a contract for procurement of 197 helicopters, separate from the VVIP helicopter deal.
The case has been instituted on the basis of documents seized from the alleged middlemen, Guido Ralph Haschke, by Italian authorities in connection with the now-terminated VVIP helicopter deal. The papers have been given to the CBI through the Ministry of Defence.
According to the CBI, the case has been registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act against Brigadier V.S. Saini, unknown officials and private persons. It alleges that the accused attempted to favour the Italian operations of AgustaWestland in the procurement of 197 R and S helicopters.
“The matter came to light when an unsigned note was seized by the Italian prosecutors during a search at the residence of Mr. Haschke’s mother. The note allegedly states the Brigadier, as in-charge of the flight evaluation team, could tilt the decision in favour of the Italian firm but had demanded €5 million in return for the job,” a CBI official said.
05/01/14 Devesh K. Pandey/Vaiju Naravane/The Hindu
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The case has been instituted on the basis of documents seized from the alleged middlemen, Guido Ralph Haschke, by Italian authorities in connection with the now-terminated VVIP helicopter deal. The papers have been given to the CBI through the Ministry of Defence.
According to the CBI, the case has been registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act against Brigadier V.S. Saini, unknown officials and private persons. It alleges that the accused attempted to favour the Italian operations of AgustaWestland in the procurement of 197 R and S helicopters.
“The matter came to light when an unsigned note was seized by the Italian prosecutors during a search at the residence of Mr. Haschke’s mother. The note allegedly states the Brigadier, as in-charge of the flight evaluation team, could tilt the decision in favour of the Italian firm but had demanded €5 million in return for the job,” a CBI official said.
05/01/14 Devesh K. Pandey/Vaiju Naravane/The Hindu
