New Delhi: The CBI recently examined former Indian Airlines chairman Vishwapati Trivedi as a witness in connection with the alleged irregularities in contract for supply of 43 Airbus aircraft to the erstwhile national carrier. Trivedi is presently secretary in the shipping ministry.
Senior officials confirmed that Trivedi's statement had been recorded. Sources said other senior officials in the ministry of civil aviation and Indian Airlines have also been examined in the case.
The agency has also decided to record the statement of Kiran Rao, executive vice-president of Airbus, who was part of the deal signed during the tenure of Trivedi as chairman-cum-managing director of the airlines.
Sources said orders for sanctioning the visit of a CBI team headed by a superintendent of police have been issued and the team might fly by next week to London to record evidence.
The sources said that after nearly a year-long long probe, CBI has felt the need to examine senior executives of Airbus about some crucial points which have surfaced during the investigation in the case in which senior officials of the erstwhile Indian Airlines are also accused along with Airbus.
13/06/14 Times of India
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Senior officials confirmed that Trivedi's statement had been recorded. Sources said other senior officials in the ministry of civil aviation and Indian Airlines have also been examined in the case.
The agency has also decided to record the statement of Kiran Rao, executive vice-president of Airbus, who was part of the deal signed during the tenure of Trivedi as chairman-cum-managing director of the airlines.
Sources said orders for sanctioning the visit of a CBI team headed by a superintendent of police have been issued and the team might fly by next week to London to record evidence.
The sources said that after nearly a year-long long probe, CBI has felt the need to examine senior executives of Airbus about some crucial points which have surfaced during the investigation in the case in which senior officials of the erstwhile Indian Airlines are also accused along with Airbus.
13/06/14 Times of India
