New Delhi: The links of Lt Gen (Retd) Tejinder Singh and Vectra Chairman Ravinder Rishi with a businessman are under scanner of the CBI which questioned the two in the case of alleged bribe offer made to the then Army chief Gen VK Singh for clearing tranche of substandard Tatra BEML trucks. CBI sources said besides Singh and Rishi, two Delhi-based businessmen and two executives of Vectra--Managing Director Anil Mansharamani and Chief Financial Officer Vikram Kakaiya--were questioned in detail at the agency headquarters.
The agency during its six-month long preliminary investigation has found prima facie evidence of links between Tejinder Singh and Ravinder Rishi, who is also a Director in Tatra Sipox UK--the company which was supplying allegedly substandard trucks, they alleged. The sources said during its probe the name of a businessman having interests in pharmaceutical sector and his relative, who owned a leading pub in a five-star hotel, also cropped up and their residences were searched during agency's operation on Saturday.
They claimed the sleuths recovered Rs 98 lakh cash from the bedroom of the businessman. The CBI is trying to ascertain whether the businessman acted as mediator between Tejinder Singh and Ravinder Rishi for felicitating any money transaction, they said. CBI sources said although preliminary inquiry gave
substantial prima-facie evidence of links between Singh, Rishi and the businessman but the actual relations shared by the trio would be established during the questioning and further investigations. Singh did not respond to SMS sent seeking his
07:45 PM, Oct 22, 2012
New Delhi: Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid on Friday took a dig at former army chief V K Singh over the date of birth row, saying he was free to join any movement after retirement, but he should give his "right" date of birth. The piece of advice came from Khurshid in response to a question from reporters about claims being made by Ramdev's camp that Singh was joining their...
09:42 PM, Jun 08, 2012
New Delhi: New Army chief General Bikram Singh has accepted the explanation of Lt General Dalbir Singh Suhag on the discipline and vigilance ban served on him by former Army chief General V K Singh, said sources. The case now goes on to the Ministry of Defence and the Cabinet for final clearance, which once given, will pave the way for the promotion of Lt General Suhag. Lt General Suhag,...
08:20 PM, Jun 07, 2012
New Delhi: Five days after retiring as Chief of the Army Staff, Gen V K Singh on Tuesday affirmed his belief in civilian supremacy over the military "rooted in justice and fairness", and said any violation of this "must be resisted". Civilian supremacy must always be rooted in the fundamental principles of justice, merit and fairness, he said, adding that any violation of this must be resisted "if we are...
05:20 PM, Jun 05, 2012
New Delhi: Defence Minister A K Antony has directed Defence Secretary Sashikant Sharma to examine the petition sent to him by retd Lt Gen Tejinder Singh seeking action against outgoing Army Chief Gen V K Singh for issuing a "defamatory" Press release against him. Defence Ministry sources said the Minister had asked the Secretary to look into the petition sent by Tejinder Singh on Tuesday. After failing to get any...
10:41 PM, May 30, 2012
New Delhi: In a new twist in the bribery row, Lt General Tejinder Singh on Tuesday filed a complaint against Army Chief General V K Singh and four other officers with Union Defence Minister A K Antony. The complaint has been filed over the publication of a press release dated March 5, which stated that Tejinder Singh had offered a bribe of Rs 14 crore to the Army Chief. Lt...
05:45 PM, May 29, 2012
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday refused to accept the plea of Lt Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh seeking an end to an inquiry and pronouncement of its order on issuing summons to Army chief General V K Singh in a defamation case. Metropolitan Magistrate Jay Thareja said that summons had already been issued to the Defence Ministry to submit a file regarding a press release quoting the army chief...
07:27 PM, May 28, 2012
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday said that it would hold an inquiry into the allegations levelled by Lt General (retd) Tejinder Singh in a criminal defamation case filed by him against General V K Singh before passing any order on summoning the Army Chief. The court also directed the Defence Ministry to place before it the file relating to the publication of the Army's March 5 press release...
07:19 PM, May 18, 2012
Despite PMO denial, controversy simmers over who leaked Army Chief General V K Singh's letter exposing the state of defence preparedness. ...
11:28 PM, May 14, 2012
New Delhi: Controversy simmers over who leaked Army Chief General V K Singh's letter exposing the state of defence preparedness. Despite PMO denial, CNN-IBN has learned that a 1987 batch woman officer in the Cabinet secretariat is under suspicion and has been transferred. The government had denied reports that a joint secretary level officer from the Economic Service leaked the Army Chief's letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on deficiencies...
09:58 PM, May 14, 2012
New Delhi: The Centre is likely to file a reply in the Delhi High Court on Friday on whether the press release containing allegations against Retd Lt General Tejinder Singh was issued by the government or army officers. On Thursday, the court had reserved its order on summoning Army Chief General V K Singh and four others in the criminal defamation case filed by Tejinder Singh. The case was filed...
10:08 AM, Apr 27, 2012
New Delhi: A Delhi court will on Thursday deliver its order on summoning Army Chief General V K Singh in connection with the alleged bribe offer to him by Lt General Tejinder Singh. The Army Chief and four others have been named as accused in a criminal defamation case filed by the former director of defence intelligence, Lt General Tejinder Singh. The case was filed after the Army Chief alleged...
10:07 AM, Apr 26, 2012
New Delhi: In a major relief for Lieutenant General Bikram Singh, who is slated to succeed General V K Singh as the next army chief, the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) against him. The PIL opposed the appointment of Lt General Bikram Singh as the next chief. The apex court said that all relevant facts were placed before the Cabinet Committee of Appointment (CCA) before...
03:01 PM, Apr 23, 2012
New Delhi: There is trouble for General V K Singh's successor Lt General Bikram Singh. The petitioners behind the public interest litigation (PIL) against his appointment as the next General have demanded that the hearings in the Supreme Court be done in-camera. The PIL claims a communal conspiracy behind the refusal to revise General V K Singh's date of birth. The petition further accuses former army chief General J J...
10:31 AM, Apr 23, 2012
New Delhi: A Delhi court is slated to decide on whether or not to summon Indian Army Chief General V K Singh in connection with the criminal defamation case filed by Retired Lt General Tejinder Singh against him and four other top officers. In March, the Army Chief had written a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh alleging that he was offered a Rs 14 crore bribe by Lt Gen...
10:01 AM, Apr 21, 2012
New Delhi: Top commanders of the Indian Army discussed a number of issues related to operations and other aspects at a four-day conference which concluded in New Delhi on Thursday. On the last day of the Army Commanders Conference, which began on April 16, several sessions were conducted during which Army Chief General V K Singh interacted with the Commanders and deliberated on operational matters and other issues, officials said....
09:54 PM, Apr 19, 2012
New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence on Thursday appointed two Indian Army officers of Colonel rank to assist the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the probe into the Tatra-BEML deal, said sources. According to sources, the officers will help the investigating agency in understanding the documents related to the Tatra-BEML deal. The CBI had sought the help of the Ministry of Defence saying it needed expert assistance to understand...
05:45 PM, Apr 12, 2012
New Delhi: After dropping the bribe bomb, Army Chief General V K Singh has now written a letter to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), detailing the attempt to bribe him. According to sources, the complaint gives the sequence of events that led to the bribe offer. In the letter, the Army Chief has named Lt General Tejinder Singh as the person who offered a bribe of Rs 14 crore...
09:04 PM, Apr 10, 2012
New Delhi: That there was some talk about the mid-January movement of two elite Army units towards the capital which had exercised Army Chief Gen V K Singh's mind is evident in an interview he had given to an English magazine in middle of March. "Even, let us say one of our forces or divisions or brigades does exercise, somebody will say, oh! they did exercise. It was not an...
07:02 PM, Apr 05, 2012
Is the Indian Express story an attempt to damage the image of the Indian army and General V K Singh? ...
11:57 PM, Apr 04, 2012
