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Friday, April 3, 2026
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Topic: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam case: Court dismisses Christian Michel’s extradition papers pleas

Special CBI judge notes AgustaWestland accused must already have documents he is seeking from investigating agency; CBI calls pleas a delaying tactic.

Quashing plea by AgustaWestland accused, Delhi HC flags ‘disturbing trend’ of media sensationalism

Judgment says even the most innocuous remarks by the court, which may or may not be connected with the case being heard, are sometimes reported to merely create sensation.

VVIP chopper scam: Christian Michel refuses to accept bail in fresh twist, says Delhi unsafe for him

Delhi High Court granted the British national bail, earlier on Tuesday, considering his prolonged incarceration of over six years since his extradition to India from the UAE.

Middleman Christian Michel gets bail in AgustaWestland chopper ‘scam’. Why HC saw case as ‘exceptional’

The British national has been in custody since December 2018. The money laundering case being probed by ED stems from a case filed by the CBI in March 2013.

SC gives bail to chopper deal accused Christian James held in 2018, asks CBI why it wants further custody

The British national had moved apex court after Delhi HC turned down his bail plea last September. In previous years, trial court, HC and SC had dismissed several of his bail pleas.

AgustaWestland accused Christian Michel moves Delhi HC for bail citing Covid-19 threat

Michel says he’s 59 years old and has ‘pre-existing’ health conditions, and keeping him locked up would amount to ‘violation of human rights’.

AgustaWestland accused Christian Michel wants a week’s bail for Easter

Christian Michel moves bail plea in a Delhi court, submitting he ‘wishes to attend the holy mass on the Easter day’. His plea will be heard Thursday.

Being treated like monkey in a zoo at Tihar, says AgustaWestland accused Christian Michel

Christian Michel, middleman in AgustaWestland chopper scam, tells judge he has been moved from cell housing white-collar crime accused to one housing terror suspects.

ED probes fraud worth crores but doesn’t even have a jail cell to house its accused

AgustaWestland accused Christian Michel was kept in Tughlaq Road police station, while co-accused Rajeev Saxena was kept in the Kamla Market police station.

BJP’s Rafale & Congress’ AgustaWestland deals took different routes to same end – scandal

Both AgustaWestland & Rafale are caught in controversies but have very little in common when it comes to the process of procurement.

On Camera

Where did Ramayana spend Rs 4000 cr budget? Ranbir Kapoor’s de-ageing or copycat rakshasas

The VFX effects are what you’d expect from a run-of-the-mill video game or a mediocre fantasy show. But a film that supposedly cost thousands of crores? The audience deserves more.

RBI trading ban rocks $149 billion-a-day offshore rupee market

The central bank has rolled out some of its toughest measures in more than a decade to curb speculation & support the currency, which has been setting successive record lows this year.

India sharpens foreign media outreach in post Op Sindoor world, new strategy in play

Three-day conflict between India and Pakistan underscored the growing importance of information warfare as a critical domain alongside conventional military operations.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.