Augusta scam: ED questions Saxena, Talwar
- IndiaGlitz, [Thursday,January 31 2019]
On Wednesday night, a major development happened with respect to the AugustaWestland VVIP choppers scam involving money laundering. Rajiv Saxena, a Dubai-based businessman, was extradited to India. Deepak Talwar, a corporate lobbyist, too, was extradited.
On Thursday, making no delay, the Enforcement Directorate took over the custody of the duo. The Indian investigation agencies believe that Saxena is an aide of Christian Michel, the extradited middleman in the deal. The ED is said to be questioning the Saxena-Talwar duo today.
Geeta Luthra and Prateek Yadav, lawyers of Saxena, earlier alleged that their client was picked up by UAE state security from his residence and illegally extradited to India. There were no extradition proceedings started in the UAE and he was not allowed access to his family or lawyers or essential daily medicine. He was on-boarded onto a private jet from a private terminal at Dubai International Airport, they said.