New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday raided seven places in the country in connection with the former army chief General VK Singh bribery case. The raids are still on, reports said. An FIR was registered against Lt Gen Tejinder Singh under prevention of corruption act.
Gen VK Singh had disclosed in a press release that he was offered a kickback of Rs 14 crore by a retired defence officer in exchange for clearing a tranche of 600 all-terrain Tatra trucks for the army, which he described as sub-standard.
Denying all the allegations, Tejinder Singh had said that in the press release that the army headquarters publicly accused him and a group of serving officers of the military intelligence of conspiring to create a rift between the army chief and the government.
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11:10 AM, Oct 20, 2012
New Delhi: Former Army Chief Gen VK Singh on Friday told a Delhi court that ex-Lt Gen Tejinder Singh, who has filed a criminal defamation case against him and four other Army officials, is pursuing a "sinister anti-national agenda" to malign and demean the Indian Army. In his reply filed before Metropolitan Magistrate (MM) Jay Thareja on Tejinder Singh's plea seeking cancellation of bail granted to him, Singh said Tejinder...
08:07 PM, Aug 24, 2012
New Delhi: A Delhi court is expected to decide on summoning former Army Chief Gen V K Singh and four others named in a criminal defamation case. The case has been filed by former Lt Gen Tejinder Singh, who has trashed allegations that he offered a bribe to clear a deal for 600 Tatra trucks. The court had reserved its order for Friday after going through the file related to...
08:11 AM, Jun 08, 2012
Petroleum Minister Jaipal Reddy on Friday defended the hike in oil prices, ruling out a partial rollback anytime soon. ...
10:12 PM, May 25, 2012
New Delhi: A Delhi court has reserved its order in the defamation case, filed by Lt General Tejinder Singh against Army Chief General VK Singh till May 18. Lt General Tejinder Singh had requested the court to summon and initiate proceedings against General VK Singh and others for allegedly making defamatory statements against him in the media and accusing him of bribery. Alleging that the officers misused their official position,...
04:13 PM, May 14, 2012
New Delhi: A Delhi court will on Monday hear the defamation case filed by retired Lt Gen Tejinder Singh against the Army Chief. General Tejinder singh has requested the court to summon and initiate proceedings against General VK Singh and others for allegedly making defamatory statements against him in the media and accusing him of bribery. Alleging that the officers misused their official position, power and authority to level false...
10:51 AM, May 14, 2012
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday asked Lt Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh, seeking withdrawal of an alleged defamatory press release accusing him of offering bribe to the Army chief to clear a defence deal, to prove that the right to reputation is a fundamental right. "You show and satisfy me that right to reputation is a fundamental right. Do not argue in the air and come prepared with...
02:04 PM, May 07, 2012
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sources on Monday said that Army Chief General VK Singh has explained to the probe agency the actions taken by him after receiving a bribe offer, allegedly from Lt Gen Tejinder Singh. The Army Chief also assured the CBI that he will provide more evidence to establish his bribe offer claim. The Army Chief said that he took the action by informing...
05:57 PM, Apr 23, 2012
New Delhi: The CBI is investigating the alleged association of Vectra Chairman Ravinder Rishi with some bureaucrats and has approached the Income Tax department seeking details of its probe against a tainted IAS couple, suspected to be beneficiaries of his largesse. The CBI is suspecting that the suspended power couple of Madhya Pradesh, under the I-T department's probe for amassing illicit wealth, are among many officers who have allegedly facilitated...
12:17 PM, Apr 22, 2012
New Delhi: Army Chief General VK Singh has formally written to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) about the bribe offer made to him for allegedly clearing the purchase of sub-standard all-terrain vehicles for the forces. General Singh's written complaint to the CBI mentions that he was offered bribe by Lieutenant General (retired) Tejinder Singh to clear the purchase. Sources say that General VK Singh's complaint details the sequence of...
02:27 PM, Apr 10, 2012
