The Defence Ministry will write to AgustaWestland to enquire if it paid bribes to Indian officials to land a Rs 4,000-crore deal for 12 VVIP helicopters in 2010. India will also enquire whether the alleged kickbacks were paid to Indian individuals or entities, sources in the government said. The CBI is investigating the controversy, which scaled up this week after the arrest in Italy of the CEO of Finmeccanica, the parent company of AgustaWestland.

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