NEW DELHI, June 27 � In the first-ever questioning of anyone holding Gubernatorial post, CBI today quizzed West Bengal Governor MK Narayanan as a �witness� in connection with its probe into allegations of bribery in the Rs 3600-crore VVIP chopper deal with AgustaWestland.
A CBI team questioned Narayanan at the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata after it had sought time for the same on June 24, agency sources said.
80-year-old Narayanan, who has been prodded to quit as Governor by the new NDA government, recorded his statement and answered questions relating to March 1, 2005 meeting in which a decision was taken to reduce �service ceiling� (or the altitude at which a helicopter can fly) from the 6000 metres to 4500 metres.
