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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

India helicopter deal: Italy probes Euro 51 mn ‘payoff'

[AW101]In its biggest ever corruption probe into defence agreements, Italy is investigating whether a commission of 51 million Euros was paid by helicopter manufacturer Agusta Westland to a Switzerland-based consultant for a deal to sell 12 VVIP helicopters to India.

Reports from Italy say that investigators have raided the offices of the consultant, Guido Ralph Haschke, in Switzerland after a former top employee of the helicopter company revealed that he was hired to “facilitate” the Rs 3,546-crore deal with India.

Haschke is well-known in the close-knit defence business circles in New Delhi. He is know to make frequent trips to India and is very familiar.

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