New Delhi, : In a move to expedite probe of some high-profile cases, CBI on Thursday formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by an Additional Director which will exclusively investigate important cases like VVIP chopper scam and alleged loan fraud by beleaguered businessman Vijay Mallaya.
Official sources said the SIT will be headed by Additional Director Rakesh Asthana, a 1984 batch IPS officer of Gujaratcadre, who headed the state SIT that went into the burning of Sabarmati Express train at Godhra in February 2002.
He was also associated with the Fodder Scam probe.
The probe into the chopper scam after conviction of former heads of Finmeccanica and AgustaWestland by an Italian court changed "the understanding" of the investigating agency regarding the Rs 3,600 deal which was allegedly clinched after bribing some Indians, the sources said.
The sources said the judgement by the Milan Court of Appeals has "made it clear" that bribes were paid by UK-based AgustaWestland, a sister concern of Italy's Finmeccanica.
The SIT will now probe who were the beneficiaries of the kickbacks and ascertain the chain of fund flow. Responses to Letters Rogatory sent in this regard are awaited.
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