The CBI on Friday grilled lawyer Guatam Khaitan for the third consecutive day in connection with the `3,600 crore AugustaWestland helicopter deal. The agency also questioned the cousins of former IAF chief SP Tyagi in the case.
During questioning, Tyagi cousins admitted their financial links with former IAF chief SP Tyagi. Former IAF chief’s cousin Sanjeev Tyagi admitted financial links with European middlemen Guido Hashke and Carlo Gerosa, agency sources said.
“Khaitan seems to be concealing information regarding financial transactions between his company and Augusta,” an official said. Khiatan was a director in the accused company Aeromatrix and was also associated with Chandigarh-based IDS Infotech alleged to be involved in money laundering in the deal.
All the three Tyagi cousins and Khaitan will be grilled again on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) questioned former IAF chief SP Tyagi for the second consecutive day on Friday in the money laundering case registered by the agency.
Tyagi was subjected to a marathon 10-hour questioning on Thursday by ED sleuths.
Tyagi was grilled at the zonal office of the agency as he was required to be put through more questions and evidences collected in the case. The agency had on Thursday questioned him on his role in the deal and his statement was recorded under the Prevention of Money laundering Act (PMlA).
Tyagi was questioned for three days earlier this week in a separate case.
ED had registered a PMlA case in this regard in 2014 and named 21 people including Tyagi in its money laundering FIR. It had also arrested Delhi-based businessman Gautam Khaitan and had also filed a charge sheet last year.
ED had earlier submitted that Khaitan was on the board of Chandigarh-based company Aeromatrix which was allegedly a front firm for the financial dealings in the chopper deal.
The central agency has also issued letters Rogatory (judicial requests) to ten countries in this case.