Agusta Westland Scam: Personal trainer turned shareholder, know how bribe paid in helicopter deal

CA Rajeev Saxena, the prime accused in the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal case, has made several important revelations. In interrogating the ED, Rajiv claimed that he had opened a new company with personal trainers to suppress the investigation initiated by the agency.

Also involved in money laundering in other defense deals. The ED had claimed that while attaching other assets including a villa in Dubai and five Swiss bank accounts, Rajiv Saxena admitted that he had done money laundering not only for the AgustaWestland deal but also for other defense deals is. The main accused CA Rajiv Saxena is currently out on bail. Saxena was extradited from Dubai in January 2019 and was questioned by the ED.

The ED has attached assets worth Rs 385 crore to Saxena. In this case, the ED has now filed an appeal to end Saxena’s approval status. In a report in more than 1,000 pages acquired by The Indian Express, Saxena repeatedly claimed that he was unaware of the money transactions or the Augusta Westland deal by defense dealer Sushne Mohan Gupta and, until the investigation began, Former Chief Minister Kamal Nath’s nephew Ratul Puri, Advocate Gautam Khaitan had nothing to do.

But Saxena, in questioning himself before the ED, admitted that AgustaWestland had tried to suppress him after the investigation began. During the interrogation on August 18, 2019, Saxena stated that after the arrest of his wife Shivani Saxena by ED in July 2017, he along with Ratul Puri “needed to transfer the honors of (his company) Matrix Emerging Infrastructure Fund Limited. Discussed. He claimed that Puri agreed with the decision. After this, a new company, Arbols, opened.

The shareholder of this new company was Saxena’s two personal trainers. These two were also close friends of Saxena. “Shares of Matrix Emerging Infrastructure Fund managed by Matrix Group (their flagship company) were transferred to this new company, Messrs Arbolus Investments Limited. There was no discussion during this transfer of shares as Ratul Puri was the only beneficiary.