Key Points
Key players in the scam include former Air Chief Marshal S P Tyagi and alleged middleman Christian Michel..
Just as the Supreme Court dismissed the bail plea of Christian Michel James, an alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland chopper scam case..
Michel is being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the alleged 3,600-crore scam related to the purchase of 12 VVIP helicopters...
The AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam is a corruption case where it has been alleged that bribes were paid to middlemen, perhaps even politicians, when India agreed to buy 12 AgustaWestland helicopters built by Italian defence manufacturing giant Finmeccanica at an estimated cost of Rs 3,600 crore...
The AgustaWestland chopper scam, also known as the VVIP chopper scam, is a corruption case involving alleged bribes paid to middlemen and politicians to secure a deal for the purchase of 12 AgustaWestland helicopters by the Indian government...
