The CBI has sought the government`s permission to prosecute former Defence Secretary and Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Shashi Kant Sharma, Air Vice Marshal Jasbir Singh Panesar (retd) and three other former IAF officers in Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam case. IANS had reported on June 8 that the CBI has sought sanction to prosecute these officials. Also read AgustaWestland case: CBI court allows further interrogation of alleged middleman Christian MichelAs per the source, the role of these officials came to the fore during the agency`s probe. The CBI, which registered an FIR in the case on March 12, 2013, had alleged that former IAF chief S.P. The CBI probe revealed that several payments were made to the Tyagis by alleged middlemen Guido Haschke, Carlo Gerosa and Christian Michel.

Source: dna September 11, 2020 15:56 UTC