Christian Michel James (File Photo/Twitter)

Court dismisses Christian Michel’s plea for interview with foreign lawyer

New Delhi:  A Delhi court on Tuesday dismissed an application seeking permission to allow a foreign legal advisor to interview the alleged middleman and accused in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland chopper deal case, Christian Michel, in jail. Michel is undergoing judicial custody for his alleged involvement in the AgustaWestland defence deal case. He was […]

Christian Michel James (File Photo/Twitter)

AgustaWestland case: Court turns down Christian Michel’s bail pleas

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday dismissed the bail pleas filed by AgustaWestland deal alleged middleman Christian Michel James in both the CBI and ED cases against him pertaining to the deal. Special CBI Judge Arvind Kumar turning down the pleas, said, “Considering the overall facts and circumstances, serious nature of accusations, gravity of […]

Christian Michel James (File Photo/Twitter)

Quizzed for over 600 hours by ED, CBI: Christian Michel – 2 min read

New Delhi: British national Christian Michel, the alleged middleman in the Rs 3,600-crore AugustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case, has been interrogated for more than 600 hours to date by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), according to bail pleas filed by him. “The applicant has undergone almost 600 hours of custodial […]

Christian Michel (File Photo: IANS)

Christian Michel knew Mrs Gandhi since 1986: ED

New Delhi: British national Christian Michel, the middleman in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal, has known “Mrs Gandhi” since 1986, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said in its fourth supplementary chargesheet. Sources confirmed that besides “Mrs Gandhi”, the names of other Congress leaders were also mentioned in the chargesheet filed before a city court on […]

The charge sheet filed against British national and middleman Christian Michel before a city court on Thursday said that the kickbacks were at least 12 per cent of the contract amount (File Photo: IANS)

70mn euros paid to UPA leaders, others: ED’s Agusta charge sheet

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) in its fourth supplementary charge sheet has mentioned that kickbacks worth 70 million euros were paid to “important political persons of the ruling party, media persons, defence officials and bureaucrats” in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal. The charge sheet filed against British national and middleman Christian Michel […]