Questioning yielded good results: ED tells court on Christian Michel probe

He was produced before the court on Saturday which sent him in judicial custody till February 26. But before the judge delivered his order, ED counsel DP Singh claimed that Michel's interrogation 'has yielded good results' and they had learnt of his role in other defence deals too. 'The money seems to be flowing in... The involvement of hawala operators is writ large (on the case),' Singh told the judge. The ED lawyer did not elaborate. When Christian Michel's lawyer asked the judge to release him on bail because he had already been cleared of corruption charges in this case by an Italian court, DP Singh vehemently opposed bail. He claimed that the Italian court's ruling was based on 'false documents' submitted by Christian Michel. In 2010, India signed the agreement to buy AgustaWestland AW101 helicopters. In 2013, Italian officials arrested Giuseppe Orsi, the CEO of AgustaWestland's parent company, claiming irregularities in the deal. Soon after, a probe was ordered and the very next year, India scrapped the deal. There were allegations that kickbacks for the deal were as much as Rs 423 crore of which Michel is alleged to have received Rs 225 crore from the firm. Dailyhunthttps://www.sbnation.com/users/jeedsbeeds