Anil Ambani complains chopper sabotaged

October 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Industrialist Anil Dhirubhai Ambani on Sunday expressed his desire to reconcile with elder brother after paying a visit to the pilgrimage centres of Kedarnath and Badrinath. Reaching out to his brother Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani, Anil said that he hoped his feelings would be reciprocated and the wounds of his brother would be healed.

August 16th, 2009 THRISSUR - As the wrangle over the energy deal continues between Ambani brothers, younger brother Anil Ambani has opted to go on a religious tour of South India. Anil and his mother Kokilaben visited Kerala's famous Guruvayoor Temple on Saturday.

August 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A day after Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group accused the petroleum ministry of misguiding the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), oil minister Murli Deora met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday to apprise him of his ministry's stance on the subject. In the 30-minute meeting, Deora once again explained his ministry's position that the government had the right to determine the price and use of natural gas as it deemed fit, a senior official in the oil ministry said.

August 7th, 2009 MUMBAI - Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) on Friday broke its silence over the controversy on sharing gas from the Krishna-Godavari basin, and alleged the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) of unleashing a 'malicious campaign' against RIL. In a statement to the media, RIL dismissed Anil Ambani's statements as "baseless" and claimed that Anil is carrying out an orchestrated campaign to prejudge a legal dispute.

May 4th, 2009 MUMBAI - Two employees of aircraft maintenance firm Air Works India Engineering Pvt Ltd were Monday arrested for their alleged role in the sabotage of industrialist Anil Ambani's helicopter, police said. 'Our investigations show that the two have played a major role in the conspiracy leading to the tampering of the Bell 412 helicopter belonging to the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG),' a police official said.

May 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Two employees of the aircraft maintenance firm Air Works India Engineering Pvt. Ltd., suspected to be involved in the Anil Ambani's helicopter sabotage case were arrested on Monday.

May 4th, 2009 2 arrested in sabotage of Indian mogul's chopperMUMBAI, India — Two janitors were arrested in the attempted sabotage of the helicopter of an Indian billionaire, a senior police official said Monday, describing the tampering as part of an internal dispute at the company that maintained the aircraft. The investigation into the sabotage against Anil Ambani, an industrialist embroiled in a bitter and public feud with his brother, took a dark twist last week with the death of the technician who discovered the pebbles and soil in the gear box.

May 1st, 2009 MUMBAI - Investigations are underway into the mysterious death of aircraft technician Bharat Borge, who discovered the plot to sabotage industrialist Anil Ambani's chopper, and police have recorded the statements of several people, including at least two officials of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani group (ADAG), an official said Friday. 'Now we shall corroborate these statements with the other statements available with the police and attempt to unravel the actual reasons leading to Borge's suicide or otherwise,' Mumbai Railway Police Commissioner A.K.

April 29th, 2009 MUMBAI - Family members of aircraft technician Bharat Borge, who discovered the plot to sabotage industrialist Anil Ambani's chopper, Wednesday demanded that his death be probed by the Central Bureau of Investgiation (CBI). According to his cousin Sambhaji Botre, the family is not convinced by the explanation that he committed suicide.

April 29th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) has cancelled the maintenance contract of its Bell 412 helicopter with aircraft maintenance firm Air Works India, according to an airport source. When contacted, an official of ADAG confirmed the development Wednesday morning, but decline to elaborate.

April 29th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Maharashtra Police and family of a dead Anil Ambani Group technician traded charges with each other on Wednesday over the way the latter had died. Bharat Borge was found dead on the railway track last evening between Vile Parle and Andheri suburban stations.

April 28th, 2009 MUMBAI - The technician who discovered the plot to sabotage industrialist Anil Ambani's chopper last Thursday has been found dead, a company spokesman said here Tuesday evening. 'Air Works Indian Engineering Pvt Ltd received a call from the Mumbai Railway Police this evening that they found the body of Bharat Borge, our seniormost technician, on the railway tracks near Vile Parle,' the company spokesman told IANS.

April 28th, 2009 MUMBAI - The technician who discovered the plot to sabotage industrialist Anil Ambani's chopper last Thursday was found dead Tuesday under mysterious circumstances. Police said they have recovered a 'distress note' from Bharat D.

April 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A leading chamber has sought better security for corporate chiefs and sensitive establishments after an attempt was allegedly made to sabotage a chopper that belongs to the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani group. Most industrialists declined to comment on record over the specific issue, saying the matter was sensitive, but they maintained that lax security for corporate chiefs and industrial establishments was a matter of concern.

April 24th, 2009 MUMBAI - Four people have been detained in connection with Thursday's suspected sabotage of industrialist Anil Ambani's chopper that he was supposed to have flown from the Mahalaxmi Race Course helipad to his office in Navi Mumbai before the incident was detected. 'We are still investigating the matter and questioning the people concerned with the helicopter's maintenance,' said Senior Inspector S.M.