VVIP helicopter deal was tainted: AK Antony

March 25, 2013 15:22

Defence Minister AK Antony on Monday confirmed that corruption had taken place in the controversial helicopter deal with Italian company AgustaWestland. He added that a new defence procurement policy would soon be ready.

"Yes, corruption has taken place in the helicopter deal and bribes have been taken. The CBI is pursuing the case very vigorously," Antony told reporters here.

As soon reports first surfaced of alleged corruption in the deal, the Defence Ministry ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation to probe if kickbacks were paid to Indian middlemen in the Rs 3,700-crore deal to buy 12 high-security VVIP helicopters from AgustaWestland.

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