Former air force chief Fali Major named in VVIP chopper scam

February 07, 2014 09:19

Former Indian Air Force chief Fali Major has been named in the infamous AgustaWestland VVIP chopper, reports CNN-IBN.

The defence lawyers for AgustaWestland's parent company Finmeccanica have brought up the name of Major and claimed that he accepted the hospitality of the company officials in Italy on his trip to the country.

On Wednesday, former senior Vice President of Agusta, Giacomo Saporano had said that former Air chief SP Tyagi had accepted the firm's hospitality in Italy in 2007.

Fali Major was the air chief from April 2007 to May 2009 and Finmeccanica lawyers are claiming that he knew more about technical specifications since he is a helicopter pilot and hence was being hosted by the firm.

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