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3rd CBI charge sheet in chopper case names ex-defence secretary
By IndianMandarins- 16 Mar 2022
1394New Delhi (16.03.2022): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a charge sheet against former defence secretary Shashi Kant Sharma, then Air Vice Marshal Jasbir Singh Panesar and three senior retired Indian Air Force (IAF) officers in connection with alleged irregularities in Rs 3,727-crore Agusta Westland chopper case, sources said. This charge sheet was filed after the government recently accorded sanction to prosecute the former defence secretary and four retired IAF officers - Panesar, deputy chief test pilot S A Kunte, wing commander Thomas Mathew and group captain N Santosh. CBI made the request for sanction in March 2020. This is the third charge sheet filed in the VVIP chopper purchase case. The first charge sheet was filed in September 2017 naming former IAF chief S P Tyagi.
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3rd CBI charge sheet in chopper case names ex-defence secretary
By IndianMandarins - 2022-03-16 20:04:00
New Delhi (16.03.2022): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a charge sheet against former defence secretary Shashi Kant Sharma, then Air Vice Marshal Jasbir Singh Panesar and three senior retired Indian Air Force (IAF) officers in connection with alleged irregularities in Rs 3,727-crore Agusta Westland chopper case, sources said.
This charge sheet was filed after the government recently accorded sanction to prosecute the former defence secretary and four retired IAF officers - Panesar, deputy chief test pilot S A Kunte, wing commander Thomas Mathew and group captain N Santosh. CBI made the request for sanction in March 2020.
This is the third charge sheet filed in the VVIP chopper purchase case. The first charge sheet was filed in September 2017 naming former IAF chief S P Tyagi.
