New Delhi: Ratul Puri, nephew of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, on Thursday appeared before the ED in connection with the AgustaWestland VVIP choppers money laundering case, officials said. They said Puri met the Investigating Officer (IO) of the case around 11 AM.

It is expected that Puri's statement would be recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).  The central agency had on Wednesday informed a Delhi court that Puri, Chairman of Hindustan Powerprojects Pvt Ltd, has been summoned in this high-profile case for interrogation.
He is the son of Nita and Deepak Puri, the CMD of optical storage media firm Moser Baer. Nita is Nath's sister.