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CBI team to UK in connection with Quattrocchi`s bank accounts
New Delhi, Nov 02: A two-member CBI today rushed to Britain to assist the British crown prosecutor general in connection with the freezing of two bank accounts of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, who is wanted in the Bofors case here.
New Delhi, Nov 02: A two-member CBI today rushed to Britain to assist the British crown prosecutor general in connection with the freezing of two bank accounts of Italian
businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, who is wanted in the Bofors case here.
The team comprising a CBI official and the agency's additional legal advisor left for London to help the crown prosecutor office in preparing the argument for the court
hearing scheduled for November 04, highly-placed sources said here.
The CBI team would also apprise the British authorities of the details of charges levelled against Quattrocchi.
The CBI briefing to the prosecutor general would focus on Quattrocchi's role in the Bofors payoff case and his continuous attempt to evade appearance in the court, the sources said. CBI contends that Quattrocchi, one of the main accused in the Rs 133 crore Bofors scam, "in a deceitful manner...Had been transferring the funds from one account to another to evade detection by the law."
Britain, while acting swiftly on India's plea, had frozen two bank accounts having deposits of three million pounds (Rs 21 crore) of the Italian businessman.
A court in London would hear the arguments of both sides about freezing of bank accounts in the name of Quattrocchi and his wife Maria.
Bureau Report
The CBI team would also apprise the British authorities of the details of charges levelled against Quattrocchi.
The CBI briefing to the prosecutor general would focus on Quattrocchi's role in the Bofors payoff case and his continuous attempt to evade appearance in the court, the sources said. CBI contends that Quattrocchi, one of the main accused in the Rs 133 crore Bofors scam, "in a deceitful manner...Had been transferring the funds from one account to another to evade detection by the law."
Britain, while acting swiftly on India's plea, had frozen two bank accounts having deposits of three million pounds (Rs 21 crore) of the Italian businessman.
A court in London would hear the arguments of both sides about freezing of bank accounts in the name of Quattrocchi and his wife Maria.
Bureau Report