NEW DELHI: Wanted European middleman Carlos Gerosa has been apprehended by authorities in Italy on the basis of an Interpol notice activated by the ED in connection with its money laundering probe in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP choppers deal case.
The central probe agency, official sources said, will soon move for his extradition to India through diplomatic channels.
“Gerosa has been held in Italy few days back on the basis of an Interpol notice activated by the ED last year. The global police has informed the agency of his detention and an extradition request is being moved,” a senior official privy to the probe said.
The official said Gerosa was held when he was coming from Switzerland to Italy.
A joint team of the ED and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is now working on this case, the official said.
Gerosa, 70, is one of the three alleged middlemen wanted in this case and his interrogation and statement is very important for both the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the CBI who are probing the case. (AGENCIES)
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