CBI has frozen bank accounts of former Indian Air Force chief SP Tyagi and other Indians named as accused for allegedly receiving kickbacks in the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP helicopter deal.
Agency sources said here today that “certain bank accounts of all the Indian accused” named in the FIR have been frozen by CBI.
The bank accounts of Indian companies named in the alleged scam–Aeromatrix Info Solutions Private Limited and IDS Infotech–have already been frozen by the agency, they said.
The sources said bank accounts of Tyagi’s cousins– Sanjeev alias Julie, Rajeev alias Docsa and Sandeep–have also been frozen as part of the investigation.
Other Indians named in the FIR whose accounts have been frozen by the agency include former Union Minister Santosh Bagrodia’s brother Satish Bagrodia, who is also Chairman of IDS Infotech, the company’s Managing Director Pratap Aggarwal, Aeromatrix CEO Praveen Bakshi and legal advisor Gautam Khaitan, the sources said.
CBI in its FIR has booked all the accused under the provisions of the IPC relating to cheating and criminal conspiracy and the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Tyagi is the first chief of the Indian Air Force to be named in a corruption or criminal case by CBI.
—PTI