The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved its judgement in a plea by Augusta Westland deal accused and former emaar MGF director, Shravan Gupta, who see quashing of non-Apul warrant issued against him in the money laundering case by enforcement directorate ED

justice Neena Bansal Krishna heard the argument and reserve the judgement, declining Gupta’s councils request for further adjournment. The non-bailable warrant was issued by the special prevention of money laundering act, PMLA court in August 2020.. subsequently, an interpol red notice was also issued against Gupta in August 2023. While the ED file a supplementary chargesheet against him in February 2022, naming him as a prime accuse in the ₹3600. Crore Augusta West land scam. In the chargesheet was attached, his assets worth ₹21. Crore in connection with 2, ongoing money loading investigations.

On Wednesday, Gupta’s legal team informed the court that he is willing to participate in The Probe through video conferencing because of certain medical obligations preventing him to travel to India. The council also filed a separate allegation seeking permission for visual participation. However, the court took note of the repeated adjournment request by Gupta’s council as inappropriate.

The ED maintains that Gupta has played a central role in laundering kickbacks received in the chopper deal. The E further alleged that Gupta facilitated the creation of offshore corporate structures to launder illicit payments received as kickbacks from the Augusta Westland deal for supplying 12 AW-101, helicopters to the Indian Air Force IAF.

Augusta Westland Scandal 2006

Also referred to as Augusta Westland VVIP chopper deal the Indian helicopter bribery scandal during the Congress led UPA government is a multi-million corruption case in India. The money was paid to middle men and the Indian officials in 2006, 2007 to purchase helicopters for high-level politicians. As per the CBI. This amounted to ₹2.5. Billion., transferred through bank accounts in the UK and UAE.

The scandal came to light in 2013, when an Indian national Parliamentary investigation began into allegations of bribery and corruption involving senior officials and helicopter manufacturer, Augusta Westland. Several Indian Congress politicians and military officials were also accused of accepting bribe from Augusta Westland in order to win ₹3 .6 billion. Indian contract for the supply of 12 helicopters for VVIP duty, including that for president of India

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