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Tatra Truck Deal: 4 places in Delhi, Bangalore raided by CBI

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New Delhi, Mar 30: The investigative agency Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday, Mar 30 conducted massive raids in four places in Delhi and in Bangalore over Tatra Truck Deal row.

The latest move by the CBI was taken following a cheating case registered by the agency over the Tatra Truck deal. The case has been registered in connection with the supply of all-terrain Tatra trucks through state-owned BEML to the Army. The CBI on Friday also interrogated Vectra group chairman Ravi Rishi who is a majority stake holder in Tatra.

CBI sources said British national Rishi, who is in the national capital for the Defence Expo, has been called for questioning in the connection with the alleged irregularities in the deal.

CBI Director AP Singh had examined a report forwarded by one of the joint directors of the agency who had opined that a case could be made out and a thorough investigation was required, the sources said.

The deal came under scanner after Army chief General VK Singh had alleged that he was offered a Rs 14 crore bribe to clear a file related to purchase of trucks.

The Defence Ministry has sent a reference to the CBI seeking a probe in the allegations. However, the agency is waiting for a complaint from Gen Singh before initiating a probe into his allegations.

Reacting to alleged involvement of agents and lobbyists in placement of orders for the Tatra trucks, state-owned BEML chief VRS Natarajan has said, "In last 26 years, from 1986 onwards, BEML assembled manufactured, supplied 7,000 Tatra trucks. All of them have been done on single nomination basis, single inquiry basis.''

"This type of equipment nobody in world makes, because of its superior technological features. When I am the single vendor and there is no competition, there is no influence required," he said.

The name of Tatra and Bharat Earth Movers Limited was taken by the Army in a press release issued by it on Mar 5, alleging that retired Lt Gen Tejinder Singh had offered a bribe on behalf of Tatra and Vectra Limited.

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