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| Former IAF Chief SP Tyagi Arrested |
| Former IAF Chief SP Tyagi Arrested By CBI In AugustaWestland Chopper Scam: 10 Facts
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| INDIA
, 9-December-2016
20:29:36 PM |
| Former Air Force Chief SP Tyagi was arrested today over alleged irregularities in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal worth 3,600 crores, signed when the Congress was in power. He was arrested along with his cousin Sanjeev Tyagi and lawyer Gautam Khaitan after hours of questioning. The former air chief has been accused of abusing his official position by corrupt means. This is the first high-profile arrest made by acting CBI Director Rakesh Asthana, who headed the investigation into the chopper deal before his appointment as the agency's interim chief last week
1The former air chief has been repeatedly questioned on the deal with UK-based helicopter maker AgustaWestland, in which kickbacks were allegedly paid to Indian officials and politicians to influence the contract for a dozen VVIP choppers for the President, Prime Minister and other top leaders of the country.
2The CBI had registered a case against the former air chief and 18 others, including his cousins and European middlemen, three years ago.
3Retired Air Marshal Tyagi, who headed the Air Force between 2004 and 2007, is accused by investigators in Italy and India of helping AgustaWestland win the chopper contract by tailoring specifications at the instance of his cousins.
4Investigations have revealed that the Tyagis entered into a consultancy deal with middlemen in 2004, when Air Marshal Tyagi's cousins were certain that he would be the next air force chief and in a position to influence the deal.
5Investigators say there is evidence that Air Mashal Tyagi met with a top official of Agusta's parent company Finmeccanica when he was Air Chief.
6The specific allegation against the former air chief is that he reduced the required flying height for VVIP choppers from 6,000 m to 4,500 m, which helped AgustaWestland qualify.
7Air Marshal Tyagi claimed that the change of specifications was a collective decision involving many departments.
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