Agusta middleman Christian Michel asks for special cell in Tihar jail: Here's why

By Team MyNation  |  First Published Dec 21, 2018, 1:02 PM IST

Christian Michel, who was arrested in the UAE and extradited to India on December 4, was remanded to 14 days’ judicial custody on Wednesday

New Delhi: Agusta middleman Christian Michel, arrested in the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP chopper deal case, moved a Delhi court on Friday seeking to be lodged in a separate cell in Tihar Jail. 

Michel says that other inmates were trying to interact with him and asking him questions about the pending investigation.

Michel, who was arrested in the UAE and extradited to India on December 4, was remanded to 14 days’ judicial custody on Wednesday.

The application, filed through advocate Aljo K Joseph and Vishnu Shankar, sought a direction to the "Superintendent of Tihar Jail to allocate a separate cell to accused Christian James Michel".

Michel is among the three alleged middlemen being probed in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The others are Guido Haschke and Carlo Gerosa.

With PTI inputs

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