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AgustaWestland: ED supports Saxena's approver plea

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Published : Mar 14, 2019, 5:24 PM IST

Enforcement Directorate (ED) supported Dubai-based businessman Rajiv Saxena's plea to become an approver in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case. ED urged the court to extend support to him.

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New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday told a Delhi Court that it supported Dubai-based businessman Rajiv Saxena's plea seeking to become an approver in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case.

Special Public Prosecutor DP Singh told Special Judge Arvind Kumar that the agency had examined Saxena's statement and that he could be an important witness in the case.

The court listed the matter for March 25.

United Arab Emirates security agencies picked up Saxena from his Dubai residence on January 30 and extradited him to India the same night.

He was granted bail on medical grounds last week. The ED did not oppose his bail application.

According to the ED, Saxena, in connivance with lawyer Gautam Khaitan, provided the global corporate structure that laundered money for payment to various political leaders, bureaucrats and Indian Air Force (IAF) officials in order to influence the contract for supplying 12 VVIP helicopters in favour of AgustaWestland.

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New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday told a Delhi Court that it supported Dubai-based businessman Rajiv Saxena's plea seeking to become an approver in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case.

Special Public Prosecutor DP Singh told Special Judge Arvind Kumar that the agency had examined Saxena's statement and that he could be an important witness in the case.

The court listed the matter for March 25.

United Arab Emirates security agencies picked up Saxena from his Dubai residence on January 30 and extradited him to India the same night.

He was granted bail on medical grounds last week. The ED did not oppose his bail application.

According to the ED, Saxena, in connivance with lawyer Gautam Khaitan, provided the global corporate structure that laundered money for payment to various political leaders, bureaucrats and Indian Air Force (IAF) officials in order to influence the contract for supplying 12 VVIP helicopters in favour of AgustaWestland.

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New Delhi, Mar 14 (ANI): Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj addressed mediapersons and expressed her views on Pulwama attack and on relations with Pakistan. She said, "Terror and talks can't go together but we are ready to engage with Pakistan in an atmosphere free from terrorism." She also said, "Pakistan says they want peace and fruitful conversation and their Jaish-e-Mohammed attacked us in Pulwama and killed our 40 jawans. And, your Foreign Minister accepts that Masood Azhar is in Pakistan but is unwell. Then, you say he is not in Pakistan. How much will you lie?" Swaraj added, "We can have normal relations with Pakistan too but only when they take hard actions against their terrorists and stop all the terrorist activities against India."
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