VVIP chopper deal: CBI freezes ex-air chief's accounts

April 23, 2013 15:12

The CBI has frozen accounts of all the accused, including air force chief SP Tyagi, in the VVIP chopper deal. The CBI, which has charged former air force chief SP Tyagi with corruption and conspiracy in the VVIP chopper deal, has said in its First Information Report (FIR) that he and his three cousins were bribed 4,26,000 euros or Rs. 2.98 crore to swing the contract for AugustaWestland. The FIR mentions as evidence a letter written by the retired air chief marshal in 2005, in which he allegedly approved scaling down the flying height of the helicopters from 18,000 feet to 15,000 feet.

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