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Consider the evidence: The curious case of Agusta accused Christian Michel

PM Narendra Modi has already said Michel will reveal the names of many top politicians in the VVIP chopper scam. No prizes for guessing who

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Agusta Westland scam accused middleman Michel Christian at CBI headquarters in New Delhi, on early Wednesday | Photo: PTI

Aditi Phadnis
Two top executives of AgustaWestland, a subsidiary of Finmeccanica of Italy, were imprisoned and fined by a court in Italy in 2016 on charges of bribery and falsifying invoices. While the charges of bribery against them were quashed on appeal in 2018, the case is still going on in the courts. But India believes bribes were paid: Through three people — Carlo Gerosa (who has since become a witness), Guido Haschke and Christian Michel. Michel, a British citizen who had fled to the UAE, was extradited to India last week. India is seeking the extradition of Gerosa and Haschke as