Chopper deal: Court extends Khaitan’s custody
15 Nov 2014 5:41 AM IST
A court here on Friday extended till 28 November the judicial custody of businessman Gautam Khaitan arrested in a money laundering case related to the AgustaWestland VIP chopper deal.
Special judge VK Gupta sent Khaitan to 14 days’ judicial custody after he was presented before the court on expiry of his earlier remand.
Khaitan, who was on the board of the Chandigarh-based company Aeromatrix, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate a day after the agency conducted a search of his premises on 22 September.
The supply of 12 helicopters from British firm AgustaWestland came under scrutiny after Italian authorities alleged that the company paid a bribe to clinch the deal with India, inked in February 2010.
India on 1 January terminated the Rs 3,600 crore deal with AgustaWestland for the purchase of choppers following allegations of kickbacks having been paid to fix the deal.
Special judge VK Gupta sent Khaitan to 14 days’ judicial custody after he was presented before the court on expiry of his earlier remand.
Khaitan, who was on the board of the Chandigarh-based company Aeromatrix, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate a day after the agency conducted a search of his premises on 22 September.
The supply of 12 helicopters from British firm AgustaWestland came under scrutiny after Italian authorities alleged that the company paid a bribe to clinch the deal with India, inked in February 2010.
India on 1 January terminated the Rs 3,600 crore deal with AgustaWestland for the purchase of choppers following allegations of kickbacks having been paid to fix the deal.
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