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AgustaWestland middleman Christian Michel sent to 5-day CBI custody

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Michel was produced before a Delhi court which allowed his five-day custodial interrogation by the CBI.

What is the AgustaWestland scam, and how Christian Michel’s extradition will impact it

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
Christian Michel was allegedly one of the middlemen who brokered the AgustaWestland helicopter deal and paid bribes to officials and politicians.

Corruption in Agusta could be tough to prove but BJP will flog it anyway

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A 6-year probe & a multinational hunt: How Christian Michel James was brought to India

Ananya Bhardwaj -
Said to be a key accused in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland scam, Christian Michel James arrived in India Tuesday night.

Alleged AgustaWestland middleman Christian Michel being extradited to India

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Michel, a British national, is wanted in India in connection with the AgustaWestland VVIP choppers scam.

3 AgustaWestland choppers lie grounded in a Delhi air base, and are likely to remain so

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
The three AW101 helicopters were mothballed in 2014, after the VVIP chopper deal was terminated, because of the lack of vendor support.

Dubai court order favours Christian Michel’s extradition to India in AgustaWestland case

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Michel is currently behind bars in Dubai since he was arrested and sent into custody pending the legal and judicial procedure in the UAE.

Rafale, Bofors, AgustaWestland: Why is every Indian defence deal hit by scam allegations?

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The allegations of a scam in the Rafale deal have grown shriller after former French president Francois Hollande claimed that the Indian government “proposed”...

Italian court finds no scam in IAF’s Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal

Apurva Vishwanath -
A Milan court has released a detailed order explaining reasons for the acquittal of two top executives in the VVIP chopper scam case.
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