An internal audit report carried out by the AgustaWestland of the Christian Michel's firms has indicated that payments worth Rs 276 crore made by them were "dubious".
Michel is believed to have paid kickbacks to politicians and officers, in lieu of easy norms for AugustaWestland's parent company to seal the VVIP AW101 Helicopter deal.
Alijo Joseph is a Congress party leader, and he is the national in-charge of the legal department of Indian Youth Congress, the youth wing of the party.