Indian political system with defence establishment has totally stunned into Rs 3600 crore defence helicopter deal as within few hours after the arresting of Finmeccanica CEO Giuseppe Orsi on charges of bribery in connection to the scam, former Indian Air Force (IAF) chief SP Tyagi’s name has been raised. Read more
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CBI arrests Chandigarh IPS officer caught taking bribe
News from Punjab capital, Chandigarh, as a top police officer is caught taking a bribe by the Central Bureau of Investigation [CBI] has been arrested.
It is said in reports that IPS officer Desh Raj Singh, was caught by the CBI red handed while he was taking a bribe of Rs 1 lakh.
As per CBI reports, IPS officer Desh Raj Singh is appointed as the Superintendent of Police (City) and he demanded Rs 5 lakh from a uniformed serving station house officer, Anokh Singh and later he settled for Rs 1 lakh. Read more
I was offered Rs 14 crore bribe: General VK Singh
One side Anna Hazare is fighting against corruption, and on the other hand a surprising statement came from the Indian Army Chief.
General VK Singh has recently said in an interview that he was offered a bribe of around Rs 14 crore by an equipment lobbyist as a move to have a tranche of 600 sub-standard vehicles of a tender made cleared for purchase.
Further, Army Chief told media that 7,000 of such vehicles are already being used by the Indian Army and had been sold in past many years at exorbitant prices.
Army Chief V K Singh was talking to a daily newspaper, ‘The Hindu’. Read more
