Quattrocchi case: Timeline

Apr 16,1987: Swedish Radio broadcast alleged that the contract was awarded to Bofors due to payment of bribes to Indian officials.

Jan 22,1990: FIR lodged in the case.

Feb 7,1990: First Letter Rogatory sent to Swiss Government.

Jan 29,1993: Swiss authorities decide to take action on the Letter Rogatory received from India.

July 12,1993: The Swiss Supreme Court dismisses appeals of Quattrocchi and other accused in the case against the decision to take action on the Letter Rogatory.

July 29/30,1993: Quattrocchi leaves India and has not returned since then.

Feb 6,1997: NBWs issued against Quattrocchi for the purpose of issuance of a Red Corner notice .

Feb 17,1997: Red Corner notice issued against Quattrocchi.

Mar 1998:Quattrocchi files a writ petition in Supreme Court seeking cancellation of the NBWs.

Aug 5,1998: Quattrocchi’s petition is dismissed as his lawyer said that he is not willing to submit to the jurisdiction of Indian courts. Quattrocchi was in Malaysia at that time.

Dec 8,1998: Second Letter Rogatory sent to Swiss government for investigation into the transfer of amounts from Guernsey (Channel Islands) and Austria to Switzerland

Oct 22,1999: Chargesheet filed against Quattrocchi

Nov 4,1999: Cognisance taken by Special Judge.

Nov 5,1999: NBW issued against Quattrocchi.

Oct 9,2000: CBI files another chargesheet in the case

Dec 2,2002: India’s request for extradition of Quattrocchi turned down by Malaysian Sessions court.

Dec 13,2002: Malaysian High Court turns down India’s plea for extradition of Quattrocchi.

July 21,2003: Letter Rogatory sent by India to UK seeking freezing of Quattrocchi’s bank accounts.

Feb 4,2004: Court quashes all charges under Prevention of Corruption Act and bribery against other accused including Hinduja brothers under the IPC while exonerating Rajiv Gandhi and S K Bhatnagar who were dead.

Mar 31,2004: Malaysian Supreme Court dismisses India’s extradition request of Quattrocchi.

May 31,2005: Delhi High Court quashes proceedings and charges against the Hindujas and A B Bofors.

Sept 19,2005: A Supreme Court lawyer,Ajay Agrawal moves apex court challenging HC order after CBI failed to file appeal in the mandatory 90 days. SC admits the appeal which is pending.

Jan 11,2006: Agrawal moves petition in Supreme Court saying Government has sent communication to authorities in United Kingdom for defreezing Quattrocchi’s account. However,on the same date Quattrocchi’s account was allowed to be defreezed.

Jan 16,2006: Supreme Court directs Centre and CBI to ensure that status quo in respect of freezing/money in accounts is maintained. Moneys were however withdrawn on the same day.

Feb 6,2007: Quattrocchi was arrested by the Interpol at Igazu airport in Argentina.

June 6,2007: Federal court of first instance declined India’s request for extradition Apr 2009: CBI withdraws Red Corner Notice against Quattrocchi.

Oct 2009: CBI seeks court’s permission to withdraw the case against Quattrocchi,saying his continued prosecution was “unjustified” in the light of various factors including the agency’s failed attempts to get him extradited.

Oct 2009: Agrawal files RTI application in CBI seeking documents relating to defreezing of account in London bank and also ground for withdrawing the case against Quattrocchi.

Nov 2009: RTI plea before CBI refused.

Dec 14,2010: Court reserves its order on CBI plea for February 21,2011.

Dec 31,2010: Income Tax Tribunal ask IT Department to pursue case against Quattrocchi and Win Chaddha’s son to get the tax due from them.

Feb 9,2011:Chief Information Commission slams CBI for withholding information.

Feb 10,2011: Income Tax tribunal order brought to the notice of the Court which posted the matter for further hearing on February 21.

Feb 21,2011: CBI says no change in its stand in the wake of Income tax tribunal order. Court defers order for March 4.

Mar 4,2011: Court allows CBI’s plea to withdraw case against Quattrocchi.

Two detained in DGM burning case,factory closed for a day

Bolangir (Orissa)

A day after the brutal killing of a senior manager of a private steel plant at Titlagarh,police on Friday detained two persons while the Orissa government sought a report from the district administration and police.

“We have detained two persons. They are being interrogated,” northern range DIG R P Koche said.

Some people are likely to be arrested soon,he said.

Koche was camping in the district since the incident took place last afternoon.

R S Roy,deputy general manager (Operations) of Graphite India Ltd-Powmex steel division died yesterday when his car was set ablaze by agitating employees outside the factory,about 75 km from here.

Meanwhile,the plant authorities have shut down the factory for the day as a mark of respect to the DGM,Koche said.

The state government asked the district administration to thoroughly probe the matter and ensure that the culprits were arrested.

“The government have asked the Bolangir collector and SP to submit report on the incident. We have also instructed manager,district industries centre (DIC) to conduct a separate probe into the incident,” Industries Secretary T Ramachandru told reporters in Bhubaneswar.

Some of the suspended workers,who were staging a dharna outside the plant for past several months,were suspected to be involved in the incident,Bolangir SP Ajay Sadangi said.

The police have formed separate squads to nab people involved in the crime,he said.