Ex-IAF Chief sent to jail till Dec 30 in VVIP chopper scam
Former Indian Air Force Chief SP Tyagi, his cousin Sanjeev Tyagi, and lawyer Gautam Khaitan have been sent to judicial custody till December 30 in connection with the ?3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam. All the three accused have filed their bail applications in the Patiala House Court, which will be heard by the court on December 21.
Former Indian Air Force chief SP Tyagi and 2 others have been sent in judicial custody till December 30 in the Agusta Westland chopper deal case.Tyagi, cousin Julie and his lawyer Gautam Khaitan were produced before the Patiala House court today.All the three accused have filed their bail applications in the Patiala House Court. The court will hear their bail plea on December 21.The three accused had been arrested by the CBI last Friday.Also read | VVIP chopper scam: CBI gets 3 more days to quiz ex-IAF chief SP TyagiProducing all the three accused in the VVIP chopper scam in the court, the CBI said, there are incriminating evidence received from Swiss authorities against Tyagi. The CBI told the court that evidence speak about the â??percentage of commissionâ?? and amount received by Tyagi in the Rs 3,600 crore chopper deal.THE CHOPPER SCAMAccording to CBI, Tyagi influenced the decision to reduce the altitude requirement for the VVIP chopper to 4500 metres bringing AgustaWestland into the running for the deal in 2005.