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CBI questions army chief over bribe offer claim
Friday April 20, 2012 05:23:39 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: The
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday recorded Indian Army
chief General V.K. Singh's statement at his South Block office
following the allegation that a retired officer had tried to bribe
him in 2010 to clear a tranche of substandard vehicles.
CBI sources said the general was questioned by the team led by a
deputy inspector general (DIG) for about two hours at his South
Block office after the meeting began around 10.30 a.m.
"The CBI team met Gen. Singh at his South Block office and spoke
to him for about two hours, seeking clarifications regarding his
allegation that he was offered Rs.14 crore bribe to clear
substandard military equipment," a source, privy to the meeting,
told IANS.
The army chief in a letter to the CBI had alleged that a retired
officer, Lt. Gen. Tejinder Singh, had met him at his office Sep
22, 2010, and offered a bribe of Rs.14 crore on behalf of Vectra
group chairman Ravinder Rishi for clearing a deal of substandard
Tatra trucks for the army.
The sources said that a questionnaire was sent to the army chief
in advance. Among other things he was asked what action he
initiated when he was offered bribe nearly two years ago.
He was also asked to share "hard evidence", if any, to
substantiate his allegation.
"More importantly," the source said, "V.K. Singh was asked why he
delayed the complaint and reported about the bribery offer two
years later."
The CBI has not registered any first information report (FIR) on
the basis of the army chief's allegation. The agency is conducting
its preliminary probe to find more evidence before registering the
case.
The sources said V.K. Singh had earlier promised to share hard
evidence with the CBI but had not done so, "at least before the
(Friday) questioning".
The army chief made the allegation in a media interview stirring a
major row following which Defence Minister A.K. Antony ordered the
CBI to probe the matter "comprehensively".
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