VVIP chopper deal: ED summons ex-IAF chief’s cousin
14 Oct 2014 5:50 AM IST
Enforcement Directorate has issued summons for appearance to Sanjeev Tyagi, cousin of former IAF chief SP Tyagi, in connection with its money laundering probe into the Rs 3,600 crore AgustWestland VVIP helicopter deal.
Officials said Sanjeev has been summoned under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and agency sleuths are expected to record his statement when he appears before them.
He is also expected to be confronted with some documents seized or obtained by the agency during the probe.
‘Yes, I have been summoned. But I fail to understand why an innocent person like me is being dragged into this case even when an Italian court recently said there was nothing wrong in the helicopter deal. I have done nothing wrong,’ Tyagi told PTI.
An alleged middleman involved in this case -- Guido Haschke -- had claimed that he made payments to Sanjeev alias Julie and other cousins of ex-IAF chief Tyagi to crack the deal of selling AgustaWestland choppers to India.
Officials said Sanjeev has been summoned under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and agency sleuths are expected to record his statement when he appears before them.
He is also expected to be confronted with some documents seized or obtained by the agency during the probe.
‘Yes, I have been summoned. But I fail to understand why an innocent person like me is being dragged into this case even when an Italian court recently said there was nothing wrong in the helicopter deal. I have done nothing wrong,’ Tyagi told PTI.
An alleged middleman involved in this case -- Guido Haschke -- had claimed that he made payments to Sanjeev alias Julie and other cousins of ex-IAF chief Tyagi to crack the deal of selling AgustaWestland choppers to India.
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