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Look-out notices issued against IAF former chief Tyagi

New Delhi, March 17
The CBI has issued look-out notices for former IAF Chief SP Tyagi, his three cousins and five other Indians who have been named in its FIR in the alleged kickbacks received by them in Rs 3,600 crore VVIP copter deal.

CBI sources said a look-out notice has been issued to prevent them from leaving the country from any airport. They said it is a routine practice followed by the agency in cases where it fears that the accused can leave the country to escape prosecution.

Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi (retd) this Wednesday became the first Air Chief to be booked by the CB), along with 12 others, for alleged cheating, corruption and criminal conspiracy in the deal and searches were carried out at 14 locations including his residence.

The former Air Chief, his cousins Sanjeev alias Julie, Rajeev alias Docsa and Sandeep, European middlemen Carlo Gerosa, Christian Michel and Guido Haschke were among 13 individuals named in the FIR as accused, CBI sources said.

The CBI alleged that during Tyagi’s tenure, the IAF agreed “to reduce the service ceiling for VVIP helicopters from 6,000 metres to 4,500 metres”. — PTI