Christian Michel
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Christian Michel James gets bail in AgustaWestland money laundering case after seven years
India | Dec 20, 2025, 06:40 PM ISTCBI's senior prosecutor DP Singh objected fiercely, citing flight risk for British national James. Despite Supreme Court and High Court bails in CBI and ED cases, tied to Rs 5 lakh bonds and passport surrender, which went unfurnished, his lawyer pledged, "He'll fully engage in trial if freed."
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Tahawwur Rana to Abu Salem to Chhota Rajan: List of high-profile criminals India has brought back
World | Apr 10, 2025, 06:20 PM ISTIndia has signed extradition treaties with 48 countries/territories, while it has entered into extradition arrangements with 12 countries, according to an MHA document. As of December 2024, 23 fugitive criminals were brought back to India.
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AgustaWestland chopper scam: Delhi High Court grants bail to middleman Christian Michel in ED case
India | Mar 04, 2025, 07:10 PM ISTThe ED chargesheet was filed against James in June 2016, alleging he received 30 million Euros (about Rs 225 crore) from AgustaWestland.
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UN panel's conclusions on VVIP chopper scam accused based on limited info, biased allegations: MEA
India | Feb 26, 2021, 10:33 PM ISTRejecting the opinion of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention calling for the immediate release of AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case accused British national Christian Michel, India on Friday said the conclusions drawn by the UN panel are based on limited information, biased allegations and an inaccurate understanding of its criminal justice system.
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Delhi court allows ED to interrogate Christian Michel in AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam case
India | May 24, 2020, 01:27 PM ISTA Delhi court has allowed the Enforcement Directorate to interrogate alleged middleman Christian Michel at the Tihar central jail here, where he is lodged in connection with the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam case.
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VVIP Chopper case: Court allows ED to interrogate alleged middleman in Tihar
India | Nov 02, 2019, 04:39 PM ISTA Delhi court on Saturday allowed the Enforcement Directorate to interrogate Christian Michel, arrested in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam case, in Tihar prison.
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Delhi court allows CBI to quiz Christian Michel
India | Sep 20, 2019, 04:57 PM ISTA Delhi court on Friday allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to question the alleged middlemen in the AgustaWestland deal, Christian Michel, in connection with the CBI case relating to the kickbacks allegedly involved.
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AgustaWestland scam: Court dismisses Christian Michel's bail pleas in CBI, ED cases
India | Sep 07, 2019, 02:56 PM ISTA Delhi court on Saturday dismissed the bail applications of alleged middleman Christian Michel who was arrested in connection with the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case.
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AgustaWestland chopper scam: Christian Michel seeks bail from Delhi court
India | Aug 14, 2019, 07:11 PM ISTSpecial Judge Arvind Kumar issued a notice to both the agencies and directed them to file their response by August 19, when the court will hear the matter. In his plea, Michel said the investigation regarding him was over and no useful purpose would be served by keeping him in further incarceration.
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AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam: Christian Michel moves Delhi court for bail
India | Aug 14, 2019, 04:29 PM ISTChristian Michel, the alleged middleman who is an accused in AgustaWestland chopper scam in has applied for bail in a Delhi court. He is seeking bail in cases filed against him by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED). The court said that it will hear the matter and has asked for a response from CBI and ED by August 19.
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'Treated like monkey in zoo': Christian Michel claims he lost 16 kgs in Tihar
India | May 09, 2019, 09:48 PM ISTA Delhi court on Thursday summoned Tihar Jail authorities after Christian Michel, the alleged middleman arrested in the AgustaWestland chopper scam, accused jail officials of serving him boiled food which he said had made him lose 16 kg.
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British legal team takes Christian Michel case to UN alleging 'torture' by India
World | Apr 25, 2019, 05:13 PM ISTMichel is currently being held in judicial custody in Delhi's Tihar Jail and in the latest court intervention in India, the Delhi High Court granted more time to him and the CBI to respond to a plea by Tihar Jail authorities challenging an order allowing him to make international phone calls in violation of prison rules.
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Delhi court dismisses Christian Michel's interim bail plea to celebrate Easter, says he may abscond
India | Apr 18, 2019, 05:58 PM ISTA Delhi Court Thursday dismissed the plea of Christian Michel, alleged middleman arrested in the AgustaWestland chopper scam who sought 7-day interim bail to celebrate Easter with family, noting that he may tamper with evidence and abscond if released.
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Delhi court summons Christian Michel's business partner in VVIP chopper case
India | Apr 06, 2019, 05:44 PM ISTA Delhi court Saturday summoned David Nigel John Syms, an alleged middleman and business partner of British-national Christian Michel, a co-accused arrested in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case.
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VVIP Chopper case: Not named anyone in connection with deal, Christian Michel tells Delhi court
India | Apr 05, 2019, 10:02 PM ISTChristian Michel, alleged middleman arrested in the AgustaWestland VVIP Chopper scam, told a Delhi court Friday that he has not named anybody in connection with the deal during investigation by the Enforcement Directorate, which has filed a supplementary charge sheet.
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Met Rakesh Asthana in Dubai, he threatened to make my life hell: Christian Michel tells Delhi court
India | Mar 12, 2019, 05:45 PM ISTChristian Michel, the alleged middleman in AgustaWestland chopper scam case, claimed in a Delhi court Tuesday that former CBI special director Rakesh Asthana met him in Dubai and threatened to make his life hell inside jail if he did not toe the line of the agency in its investigation in the scandal.
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VVIP choppers case: ED attaches Paris property of middlemen Christian Michel's ex-wife
Business | Mar 11, 2019, 06:27 PM ISTThe Enforcement Directorate alleged that the woman had received "proceeds of crime" of this scam from the accused, Michel.
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AgustaWestland chopper case: Christian Michel seeks judicial inquiry for being shifted to solitary confinement
India | Mar 02, 2019, 02:13 PM ISTMichel, extradited from Dubai, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on December 22 last year.
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VVIP Chopper case: Delhi court dismisses Christian Michel's bail plea
India | Feb 16, 2019, 04:52 PM ISTA Delhi court on Saturday dismissed the bail plea of Christian Michel, arrested in connection with an alleged scam in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal.
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AgustaWestland chopper case: Court reserves order on bail plea of Christian Michel for Feb 16
India | Feb 13, 2019, 04:04 PM ISTMichel is among the three alleged middlemen being probed in the case by the ED and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The others are Guido Haschke and Carlo Gerosa.