In 2012, the
then Army chief had claimed that he was offered a bribe of Rs 14 crore to
approve the procurement of a batch of 600 'sub-standard' Tatra trucks
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New Delhi (Agencies): The defence
ministry has suspended all business dealings with Vectra Advanced Engineering
Private Ltd for one year in view of a probe by the CBI into the allegations of
wrongdoings against it in the Tatra Truck deal, officials said on Tuesday.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
approved the suspension of business dealings with M/s VAEPL for one year from
August 14, they said.
In 2012, the then Army chief
Gen V K Singh had claimed that he was offered a bribe of Rs 14 crore to approve
the procurement of a batch of 600 “sub-standard” Tatra trucks for the Indian
Army.
Vectra was the supplier of the
Czech-origin all-terrain Tatra trucks to the armed forces through state-run
Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML).
In an official note, the
defence ministry linked the suspension of the business dealings with M/s VAEPL
to the CBI probe into the case as well as bribery allegations made by Singh,
who is currently part of the union council of ministers.
“It is requested that strict
compliance of the above decision may be ensured by all wings in this ministry
and services,” the note issued by the vigilance department of the ministry
said. — PTI
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