From news break to in-depth analysis: ET first on chopper scandal
From the first news break on the AgustaWestland scandal to continuing stories on how the VVIP Chopper deal was managed through a net of shady middlemen, consultants and bogus companies that routed payments, ET has been ahead of the rest. All major twists in the scandal - from UPA being blamed for inaction, the indictment of former Air Chief Tyagi, the role of the middlemen, a shady contract to manage the media - have been reported first in ET and followed by the rest. A guide to how the scandal broke, the twists in the story and the most in-depth reportage on the VVIP chopper deal:
21 Dec: 'Ex-IAF chief Tyagi is being framed in VIP chopper scam'- 17 Dec: AgustaWestland case: Former IAF Chief Tyagi and two others sent to judicial custody till December 30
- 15 Dec: No time frame on probe into Agusta case till responses to LRs received: CBI to government
- 15 Dec: CBI gets partial responses to its LRs
- 15 Dec: Kickbacks in AgustaWestland chopper deal: 'IAF ex-chief S P Tyagi invested big in realty'
- 14 Dec: European middleman discloses percentage of bribe paid to Tyagi brothers: CBI to court
- 14 Dec: Ex-IAF chief S P Tyagi's CBI remand extended
- 14 Dec: Chopper deal now haunts BJP! Rajasthan govt 'wanted' only Agusta's helicopter for Vasundhara Raje
- 10 Dec: Ex-IAF chief Tyagi sent to CBI custody, blames PMO for changed specifications
- 10 Dec: Former IAF chief Tyagi's arrest unfortunate, dents our reputation: IAF Chief
- 10 Dec: VVIP chopper scam: High-flyer 'Bundle Tyagi' has earned a dubious distinction
- 10 Dec: CBI arrests former Air Force chief SP Tyagi in AgustaWestland case
- 27 May: India will not become party to appeal in AgustaWestland case: Manohar Parrikar
- 15 May: How Agusta shows a serious fault in Indian defence procurement system
- 7 May: The Panama twist to the Agusta scandal. Investigators to focus on Michel's Panama firm for clues on payoffs
- 6 May: How, in 2013-14, the CBI skipped most Italian court hearings in the Agusta case, despite MoD requests
- 5 May: Invisible hand prevented probe earlier in AgustaWestland deal: Manohar Parrikar
- 4 May: When AgustaWestland's then CEO sought help from British Government to get out of the bribery mess
- 4 May: New revelations on the diary of middleman Haschke that has important clues for investigators