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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

Controversial dog-walker IAS Sanjeev Khirwar is back in Delhi. What happened to his wife?

In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.

IndiGo profit plunges 78% as Dec meltdown with 3k flight cancellations takes a toll

Net income for InterGlobe Aviation Ltd slipped 78 percent to Rs 5.5 billion for the three months ended Dec 31 compared with the year-ago period.

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.