New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested aviation lobbyist Deepak Talwar in connection with the aviation scam.
Aviation minister Praful Patel was recently grilled by the Enforcement Directorate(ED) for 3 days in connection with the same case. This is the first arrest by the CBI in connection with this case. Deepak Talwar was deported from Dubai earlier this year by the Indian agencies.
Praful Patel, who was mentioned in the charge sheet by ED, was the civil aviation minister in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government when these deals took place.
According to the probe agency, Deepak Talwar, who was recently deported from Dubai, illegally engaged in liasoning/lobbying with politicians, ministers, other public servants and officials of Ministry of Civil Aviation for airlines such as Emirates, Air Arabia and Qatar Airways for securing undue benefits for them. Sources say, Talwar illegally managed to secure favourable traffic rights for these airlines during 2008-09 at the cost of National carrier, Air India.
According to sources, it has been alleged that in lieu of securing favourable traffic rights, these airlines made payments to the tune of Rs 272 crores to Deepak Talwar during 2008-09.
"During the investigation it was revealed that Deepak Talwar created a web of entities owned by him and his family members in India and overseas, to launder Proceeds of Crime of Rs 272 crores received from foreign airlines. Part of these payments were made to a bank account in Bank of Singapore, belonging to a company M/s Asia field Limited registered in the British Virgin Islands and beneficially owned by Deepak Talwar," said a source.
26/07/19 Munish Chandra Pandey/India Today
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Aviation minister Praful Patel was recently grilled by the Enforcement Directorate(ED) for 3 days in connection with the same case. This is the first arrest by the CBI in connection with this case. Deepak Talwar was deported from Dubai earlier this year by the Indian agencies.
Praful Patel, who was mentioned in the charge sheet by ED, was the civil aviation minister in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government when these deals took place.
According to the probe agency, Deepak Talwar, who was recently deported from Dubai, illegally engaged in liasoning/lobbying with politicians, ministers, other public servants and officials of Ministry of Civil Aviation for airlines such as Emirates, Air Arabia and Qatar Airways for securing undue benefits for them. Sources say, Talwar illegally managed to secure favourable traffic rights for these airlines during 2008-09 at the cost of National carrier, Air India.
According to sources, it has been alleged that in lieu of securing favourable traffic rights, these airlines made payments to the tune of Rs 272 crores to Deepak Talwar during 2008-09.
"During the investigation it was revealed that Deepak Talwar created a web of entities owned by him and his family members in India and overseas, to launder Proceeds of Crime of Rs 272 crores received from foreign airlines. Part of these payments were made to a bank account in Bank of Singapore, belonging to a company M/s Asia field Limited registered in the British Virgin Islands and beneficially owned by Deepak Talwar," said a source.
26/07/19 Munish Chandra Pandey/India Today
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