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By Vinay Kumar
The CBI was informed recently by the Interpol of Mr. Quattrocchi's account in a London bank. Details of the amount it contained or when it was opened are still not known. Investigators believe that the latest finding could add an interesting aspect to the Bofors case. Highly-placed CBI sources told The Hindu that steps were being taken to get it frozen. The CBI had written to the police authorities in London in this regard and the agency was also in touch with the Indian High Commission there. A Letter Rogatory was being prepared as sought by the London police for freezing the account. The CBI has reasons to suspect that Mr. Quattrocchi's bank account could contain the money "siphoned off" from the Rs. 1,437-crore Bofors gun deal of 1986. Investigations showed that 50.464 million Swedish Kroners was paid to Mr. Quattrocchi through A.E. Services. Following the complex maze of Mr. Quattrocchi's bank accounts and transfer of funds from one country to another over the past decade, the CBI could not get beyond the Chanel Islands. Mr. Quattrocchi, a former agent of the Italian multi-national company Snam Progetti and a key figure in the 13-year-old Bofors payoffs case, is believed to be safely in Milan, Italy, after efforts to extradite him from Malaysia failed.
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