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1. Tatra trucks scam, 2012
Deal: 600 Tatra trucks bought
Firm: British firm Tatra Sipox
Scam: Murky dealings between Tatra and BEML. Rs 14 crore bribe allegedly offered to Lt-Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh
Probe started: 2012
Years lapsed: 1
Status: Defence ministry officials and Vectra executives probed; case drags; no convictions.
2. Arjun tank supply scam, 2009
Deal: Component supplies for Arjun battle tanks
Firm: SIFL and AMW-MGM
Scam: 12 per cent kickbacks paid to Mumbai businesswoman.
Probe started: 2009
Years lapsed: 4
Status: Case drags, 2 Kerala state officials booked.
3. Barak missile scam, 2006
Deal: 7missiles worth Rs 1,150 crore bought
Firm: Israel company
Scam: Cost overruns; objections of experts ignored.
Probe started: 2006
Years lapsed: 7
Status: Accused let off after arrest.
4. Naval war room leaks, 2006
Deal: Classified data leaked from Naval war room to arm dealers.
Firm: No foreign firm tracked down.
Scam: Ex-navy chief's kin, Ravi Shankaran, leaked defence secrets. Abhishek Verma is also an accused in the 2006 naval war room case linked to leaking classified documents from the Directorate of Naval Operations.
Probe started: 2006
Years lapsed: 7
Status: Accused absconding, holed up in the UK; extradition case in a London court.
5. Armoured recovery vehicles, 2006
Deal: Purchase of armoured recovery vehicles from a Czechoslovakian firm.
Firm: ZTS Martin
Scam: 2 cases related to kickbacks paid to Nandas in connection with the supply of armoured vehicles.
Probe started: 2006
Years lapsed: 7
Status: No convictions
6. Denel arms scam, 2003
Deal: Denel, a South African stateowned enterprise, had entered into a contract with a British agent for supplying1,200 bunker-buster antimaterial rifles to India.
Firm: Denel
Scam: It was alleged that Denel paid Rs 20 crore to obtain confidential documents from the defence ministry. The company was supposed to supply 1,200 rifles but only 300 were supplied.
Probe started: June, 2005
Years lapsed: 8
Status: Under investigation. Letter Rogatories from South Africa pending.
7. Coffingate, 1999
Deal: Coffins imported for martyrs
Firm: US firm Buritrol & Baizarces
Scam: Poor quality aluminium caskets bought at exorbitant rates.
Probe started: 2002
Years lapsed: 11
Status: US contractor, Indian Army officers probed; case drags; no convictions.
8. Kargil scam, 1999
Deal: Procurement of arms and ammunition used during the Kargil war.
Firm: Various companies
Scam: Rs 1,762 crscam related to arms, ammunitions and equipment used by the Army.
Probe started: Cases registered between 2000 and 2005.
Years lapsed: 13 to 8 years
Status: No convictions.
9. Bofors scam, 1987
Deal: 400 Howitzer guns worth $1.3 billion (Rs 6,994 crore)
Firm: Swedish company Bofors
Scam: Rs 64 crore kickbacks paid to swing deal.
Probe started: 1990
Years lapsed: 23
Status: Court allows closure; no conviction.
10. HDW submarine deal, 1981
Deal: Import of six 209-class submarines
Firm: HDW, Germany
Scam: 7 per cent kickbacks on Rs 420-crore deal Probe started: 1981
Years lapsed: 32
Status: Closure report filed; no convictions.
Read more at: It's time to take stock: Defence scams that CBI investigated and bungled - | Photo2 | India Today |
