Indian police launch raids in probe into Finmeccanica, AgustaWestland

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian federal police investigating the AgustaWestland bribery case launched raids in the New Delhi area and city of Chandigarh on Wednesday after formally launching a probe into the helicopter company and a former top Indian air force officer.

The Central Bureau of Investigation said it had registered a criminal case under India's anti-corruption laws and named Italian defence company Finmeccanica, and its Anglo-Italian subsidiary AgustaWestland as targets of its probe.