New Delhi, Jan 31: Rajiv Saxena and Deepak Talwar, both accused in AgustaWestland chopper deal scam, were extradited from Dubai, UAE, to India on Wednesday, making it second such extradition after Christian Michel.
According to sources, Saxena and Talwar are likely to land here on Wednesday night. In December last year, the UAE government had extradited Christian Michel, a British national and alleged middleman in the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP chopper deal scam.
Meanwhile, the lawyers of Saxena alleged that their client’s extradition was illegal.
“Rajiv Saxena was picked up by UAE state security from his residence this morning at 9:30 am (UAE time) and illegally extradited to India. There were no extradition proceedings in the UAE and he was not allowed access to his family or lawyers or essential daily medicine. He was boarded onto a private jet from a private terminal at Dubai International Airport,” lawyers Geeta Luthra and Prateek Yadav said.
They said, "When lawyers tried to get in touch with the UAE state security and demanded to know the reasons behind the ‘extradition’, they were told that he is on a flight and the same can’t be stopped. When queried further, the lawyers were told: 'Ask the Indian government.'"
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) in December last year, in reply against Dubai-based businessman Saxena’s bail plea, had informed the court about the request for his extradition from Dubai as he had failed to join the investigation even after repeated reminders.
On October 6 last year, a court here had issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against Saxena after the ED informed the court that he was not joining the investigation even after repeated summons.
Saxena’s name had figured in a chargesheet filed against his wife Shivani, currently out on bail after being arrested by the ED.
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