CBI freezes bank accounts of Tyagi brothers

New Delhi: The CBI has frozen bank accounts of former IAF chief S P Tyagi and other Indians named as accused for allegedly receiving kickbacks in the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP helicopter deal. Agency sources said on Tuesday “certain bank accounts of all the Indian accused” named in the FIR had been frozen.

Bank accounts of Indian companies named in the alleged scam — Aeromatrix Info Solutions Private Limited and IDS Infotech — were already frozen by the investigating agency.

Sources said that bank accounts of Tyagi’s cousins — Sanjeev alias Julie, Rajeev alias Docsa and Sandeep — were frozen.

Other Indians named in the FIR whose accounts were frozen include former Union minister Santosh Bagrodia’s brother Satish Bagrodia , who is chairman of IDS Infotech, the company’s managing director Pratap Aggarwal, Aeromatrix CEO Praveen Bakshi and legal adviser Gautam Khaitan , sources said.