Chopper scam: European middlemen codenamed ex-IAF chief 'gorgeous girl'

May 03, 2016 10:44

Former Air Force chief SP Tyagi was codenamed 'Giuli' --Italian for 'gorgeous girl' -- by the European middlemen in the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP chopper AgustaWestland scam, taped conversations accessed by investigators have revealed.

Guido Ralph Haschke and Carlo Gerosa are the middlemen who are heard referring to Tyagi as 'Giuli' .

Documents shared with India also reveal that Tyagi visited Milan in March 2012 while the Italian agencies were investigating corruption allegations in the Agusta deal. It was likely during this visit that Tyagi, or 'Giuli', was agitated about the Italian inquiry.

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