NEW DELHI: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath's nephew Ratul Puri could not be questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the VVIP choppers money laundering case in New Delhi as he left the agency's office soon after reaching, officials said on Saturday.

They said Mr Puri was to be confronted with some evidence during questioning at an ED office in New Delhi on Friday.  He was asked to wait but he reportedly left after some time on the pretext of going to the washroom, officials alleged. It is understood that agency officials then tried to call him on his mobile phone but it was switched off. AgustaWestland Scam: Middleman Christian Michel Sent to Judicial Custody Till December 28.

"It is not true that Ratul Puri gave the slip during questioning," a senior official said. Mr Puri, chairman of Hindustan Power Projects, has been questioned by the agency in this case in the past too. He is the son of Nita and Deepak Puri, the CMD of optical storage media firm Moser Baer. Nita Puri is Kamal Nath's sister. 3,600-crore deal to purchase AgustaWestland choppers for VVIPs was scrapped by India over allegations of corruption and kickbacks being paid in the deal.

The ED and the CBI are probing the case and have already filed multiple charge sheets in the case. Meanwhile, during the day, Mr Puri got interim relief from arrest till Monday from a Delhi court in a money laundering case related to the chopper scam. Ratul Puri is being probed in connection with the VVIP choppers money laundering case.