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Defence Ministry serves notice to Agusta Westland on VVIP chopper deal

New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence has served a show cause notice to helicopter manufacturer company Agusta Westland for the cancellation of chopper deal. The step was initiated after the expose of paying kickbacks worth



The ministry has also gathered important details during the ongoing investigations in the deal in both India and Italy since February.

The government has already frozen the contract for supply of 12 AW-101 VVIP choppers to the IAF after allegations that Rs 360 crore were paid as bribe in which two top officials of the company were accused.

The IAF has already received three helicopters and delivery of the rest has been put on hold.  Last week, the company said it has invoked arbitration proceedings against the Defence Ministry for “unilaterally” freezing the deal.

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