The CBI has sought sanction to prosecute former Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma, who also later served as Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), in connection with the alleged corruption in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal that was scrapped subsequently after scam came to light.
The agency is likely to file a supplementary chargesheet outlining the role of the alleged middleman in the deal Christian Michel, who was deported from the UAE and is currently undergoing judicial custody, officials said.
In its supplementary charge sheet, the CBI is also likely to mention the alleged roles of some former public servants, who were holding key decision-making positions when the deal for the helicopters was in progress, they said.
In order to prosecute the officers whose alleged role surfaced during investigation, the CBI has approached the Defence Ministry seeking nod to prosecute Sharma and the then Air Vice Marshal Jasbir Singh Panesar, besides others as per the stipulations, they said.
Sharma was Defence Secretary between 2011 and 2013, before being appointed CAG.
The agency has also sought sanction to charge sheet three former Indian Air Force (IAF) officers -- Deputy Chief Test Pilot S A Kunte, Wing Commander Thomas Mathew and Group Captain N Santosh, they said. Kunte and Santosh retired as Air Commodores.
The sanction for the go ahead to prosecute the public servants is pending with the Defence Ministry since March this year.
