The scam had unfolded with the arrest of the head of the

state-controlled Italian aerospace company that is suspected of paying bribes of about Rs 362 crore in India to get orders for helicopters to ferry Indian VVIPs. According to Italian news agency Ansa, "Giuseppe Orsi, the head of Italian defence and aerospace giant Finmeccanica, was arrested on Monday in relation to a probe into international corruption. He is suspected of involvement in the payment of bribes regarding the sale to the Indian government of 12 helicopters produced by Finmeccanica's subsidiary Agusta Westland." Prosecutors suspect that around 50 million euros (Rs 362 crore approximately), about 10 per cent of the deal were ploughed back into kickbacks to ensure Agusta Westland won the contract, the agency reported. The government announced a CBI probe into the alleged scam after Italian investigations also threw up the name of ex-Indian Air Force chief S P Tyagi.