India today cancelled its 3,600 crore rupees deal with Anglo-Italian firm AgustaWestland for supply of 12 VVIP choppers to the Air Force in view of charges that kickbacks to the tune of 360 crore rupees were paid in it. The decision to scrap the 2010 deal was taken nearly a year after reports surfaced that two top officials of the company had allegedly paid bribes to bag the contract. Former IAF chief S P Tyagi is one of the accused in the case, which is being probed by CBI. The cancellation came after a meeting between Defence Minister A K Antony with Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in New Delhi earlier in the day. The deal was for supply of 12 helicopters for VVIPs and out of these AgustaWestland has already delivered three. According to Defence Ministry sources, the government has now decided to go in for arbitration with the Anglo-Italian firm.