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Overview
India signed a contract to purchase 12 AgustaWestland AW101 helicopters in February 2010 for the Communication Squadron of Indian Air Force, to carry the president, PM and other VVIPs. Controversy over the contract came to light on 12 February 2013, with the arrest of Giuseppe Orsi, the CEO of Finmeccanica, AgustaWestland's parent company by Italian authorities; the following day Indian Defence Minister A.K. Antony ordered a probe into the contract.
CBI investigation
After a huge controversy and allegations of corruption, Defence Minister A.K. Antony, on 12 February, ordered an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
References
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] http:/ / indianexpress. com/ article/ india/ india-others/ does-ap-mean-ahmed-patel-asks-prosecutor-in-italy-court-middleman-says-dont-know/ http:/ / indiatoday. intoday. in/ story/ agustawestland-vvip-chopper-scam-note-sonia-gandhi-manmohan-singh/ 1/ 341261. html http:/ / ibnlive. in. com/ news/ agustawestland-scam-has-upa-subverted-india-into-a-kleptocracy-asks-jaitley/ 449527-37-64. html http:/ / www. firstpost. com/ india/ target-sonia-her-key-advisers-middleman-told-agustawestland-1370205. html Probe sought into the other Agusta deal (http:/ / www. realpolitik. in/ index. php?option=com_content& view=article& id=285:probe-sought-into-the-other-agusta-deal& catid=104:cover-story& Itemid=1)
External links
Coverage of Chopper Scam at FirstPost (http://www.firstpost.com/tag/vvip-chopper-scam) Coverage of Chopper Scam at India Today (http://indiatoday.intoday.in/advanced_search. jsp?searchword=VVIP Chopper scam&searchtype=text&search_type=article) Special coverage of the Finmeccanica chopper scam by The Times of India (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ VVIP-chopper-scam/specialcoverage/18515857.cms)
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