By IANS,
Gurgaon: Two CBI teams Wednesday raided the residence of the former Indian Air Force (IAF) chief, Air Chief Marshal S.P. Tyagi, here in connection with alleged kickbacks in the VVIP chopper deal, official sources said.
After registering a case against Tyagi in connection with India’s $750-million AgustaWestland chopper deal with Italian company Finmeccanica, two Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) teams consisting of 10 officers raided Tyagi’s house in Sector 23A near Palam Vihar, probe agency sources said.
The first team consisting seven members, reached Tyagi’s house around 11 a.m. and remained there till 6.30 p.m. The team seized some computer hard discs, a laptop and documents, said an eyewitness.
The second team of three members reached around 12.15 p.m. and left after around two hours, the eyewitness added.
At the time of search, Tyagi and some of his family members were inside the house. The CBI sleuths also questioned some of them, CBI sources said.
The probe agency also raided two companies in Chandigarh and Mohali in Punjab.
The CBI has registered a case against Tyagi and 12 others for criminal conspiracy and fraud in the helicopter deal.
The defence ministry recently initiated action for cancellation of contract for procurement of 12 AW101 helicopters for the use of VVIPs.
The scam came to light when the Italian government arrested Finmeccanica CEO Giuseppe Orsi for allegedly paying bribes to clinch the chopper deal.