Panaji: Hours after being questioned by CBI officials in connection with the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam, Goa Governor B V Wanchoo resigned from the post yesterday, an official said.
Wanchoo faxed his resignation to President Pranab Mukherjee, the official said. While the Raj Bhavan did issue a statement about the questioning of Wanchoo by CBI officials, no mention of the resignation was made in the statement.
Earlier in the day, a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team quizzed Wanchoo for three and a half hours in connection with alleged graft in the procurement of AgustaWestland VVIP choppers for €556.262m (Rs3,726.96cr).
A team of CBI officials arrived at the Raj Bhavan near here at 11.30am and left around 3pm.
A CBI officer, on condition of anonymity, said Wanchoo’s questioning was on the lines of former West Bengal governor M K Narayanan, the national security adviser when the deal was signed. Narayanan had also stepped down soon after being questioned. IANS
