Agustawestland Chopper Scam  

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath's nephew, Ratul Puri, who is accused in a money laundering case related to the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam, withdrew his plea from the Delhi high court on Tuesday (August 6).

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath’s nephew, Ratul Puri who is being probed in the AgustaWestland chopper scam, has been threatening witnesses in the case. The Enforcement Directorate has informed the Delhi Court on the matter. 
 

Ratul Puri, nephew of Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath, received money generated from the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal scam, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) told a Delhi court. Puri has now moved an anticipatory bail application before the court

'The accused suffers from an acute stage of dyslexia and if needed the same can be proved by an independent medical examination. The accused is a foreign national and has lost all his property and business due to this case and allegations. He requires freedom from custody to organise documents to prove his innocence,' Aljo K Joseph submitted in the court on Wednesday

The BJP was quick to pounce on the Congress, pointing to the overlapping roles of Joseph as an evidence of the Congress’s complicity in the Rs 3,600-crore scam