CBI has said, former board member of Aeromatrix, Gautam Khaitan has accepted taking payments from Guido Haschke and Carlo Gerosa, the two middlemen in the AgustaWestland scam. Quoting CBI sources, PTI reports that Khaitan accepted taking payments, but rejected allegations that it was part of any kickbacks. The CBI sources, however, said they do not agree with the purpose behind the payment which has been cited by him.<br/><br/>Khaitan is named in the CBI FIR as one of the accused in the case, with Aeromatrix allegedly used to route the bribe amount. Khaitan and former Deputy Air Chief NV Tyagi were examined by CBI in its headquarters yesterday in connection with the chopper deal. CBI sources said, three cousins of Tyagi will be called today for questioning. The three brothers are also named in the CBI FIR.<br/><br/>CBI had registered a case against former Air Chief SP Tyagi along with 13 others including his cousins and European middlemen. The allegation against the former Air Chief was that he reduced flying ceiling of the helicopter from 6,000m to 4,500m which put AgustaWestland helicopters in the race for the deal without which its choppers were not even qualified for submission of bids. However, Tyagi has denied allegations against him.