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Former IAF chief S P Tyagi, arrested in AgustaWestland choppers deal case, was sent to police custody till 14th December by a Delhi court. The court also sent Mr. Tyagi’s cousin Sanjeev and lawyer Gautam Khaitan to police custody.
The AgustaWestland deal is related to purchase of 12 VVIP helicopters from Italian manufacturer, Finmeccanica in 2010 during UPA rule.
71-year old Tyagi, who retired in 2007, was called for questioning at CBI Headquarters yesterday along with Khaitan and Sanjeev Tyagi.
These are the first arrests in the case by CBI which came three years after it registered an FIR in 2013. CBI had also issued Letters Rogatory to multiple countries to gather more leads and evidences in this case.