CBI asked to end ₹70,000cr Air India aircraft purchase probe
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked Central Bureau of Investigation to conclude a probe into alleged irregularities in purchase of 111 aircraft for state-run Air India that cost about ₹70,000 crore. This was during Congress MP Praful Patel's term as Civil Aviation Minister. Earlier, a plea alleged that various decisions taken during Patel's term caused huge loss to Air India.