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Wing Commander dismissed for allegedly taking bribe | NDTV.com
New Delhi: A senior Air Force officer, Wing Commander AK Thakur, has been dismissed from service for allegedly demanding bribes from a foreign vendor at the Aero India show in Bangalore in 2011.
A court of inquiry, which investigated him for more than two years, has found him guilty.
At the Aero India event in 2011, the wing commander allegedly asked a French defence firm, Dassault Aviation, for money in exchange for allotting a 'more advantageous position' for its Rafale aircraft in the 'static' aircraft display section at the biennial airshow, sources told the Press Trust of India.
An official of Dassault Aviation, who had filed a complaint against the officer, also appeared before the court of inquiry, headed by a Group Captain-rank officer, the sources added.
Dassault Aviation's Rafale, which won the race for Indian Air Force's multi-billion dollar combat aircraft deal, was one of the six contenders in the hotly-contested tender when the alleged incident happened in February 2011. The deal, however, has been stalled as India and France are yet to reach an agreement over the role of an Indian state-run subcontractor, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
New Delhi: A senior Air Force officer, Wing Commander AK Thakur, has been dismissed from service for allegedly demanding bribes from a foreign vendor at the Aero India show in Bangalore in 2011.
A court of inquiry, which investigated him for more than two years, has found him guilty.
At the Aero India event in 2011, the wing commander allegedly asked a French defence firm, Dassault Aviation, for money in exchange for allotting a 'more advantageous position' for its Rafale aircraft in the 'static' aircraft display section at the biennial airshow, sources told the Press Trust of India.
An official of Dassault Aviation, who had filed a complaint against the officer, also appeared before the court of inquiry, headed by a Group Captain-rank officer, the sources added.
Dassault Aviation's Rafale, which won the race for Indian Air Force's multi-billion dollar combat aircraft deal, was one of the six contenders in the hotly-contested tender when the alleged incident happened in February 2011. The deal, however, has been stalled as India and France are yet to reach an agreement over the role of an Indian state-run subcontractor, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
