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: A Delhi court on Wednesday dismissed the plea of Lt Gen (Retd) Tejinder Singh seeking cancellation of bail granted to former Army Chief General VK Singh and four top serving Army officials against whom he had filed a criminal defamation case. Metropolitan Magistrate Jay Thareja also imposed a "notional cost" of Rs 500 on Tejinder Singh saying his plea for cancellation of bail lacked merits. "Your application is...
06:23 PM, Sep 19, 2012
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday pulled up former army chief General VK Singh for stating to the court that Lt General Tejinder Singh is working against national interest. Lt General Tejinder Singh had filed a defamation case earlier in 2012 after the former army chief alleged that he was offered a bribe by the former. The court has scheduled the next hearing of the case on September 10....
08:56 PM, Aug 28, 2012
New Delhi: Former Army Chief General (Retired) VK Singh has been summoned by a Delhi court on July 20 in the Lt General (Retd) Tejinder Singh defamation case. Gen (Retd) VK Singh and four others have been summoned by the court to depose in the case on July 20. General (Retd) VK Singh is the first former Army chief to have been summoned by the court. Lt Gen (Retd) Tejinder...
04:25 PM, Jun 08, 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: In a tell-all interview given to CNN-IBN, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General VK Singh said that Defence Minister AK Antony could have done much more in the Tatra-BEML deal controversy, adding that the minister could have moved against Lt General (retd) Tejinder Singh. "I have faith in the Defence Minister... However, he could have moved against Lt Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh... He relies heavily on advice from...
07:49 PM, May 26, 2012
New Delhi: Reacting to General VK Singh's assertion in an interview that he was offered a bribe in the Tatra-BEML deal, Lt General (retd) Tejinder Singh hit back, saying that the Chief of Army Staff had lost his mental balance. "No offer of bribe was made. Why did the Army Chief not make a complaint to the police?" Lt Gen Tejinder Singh asked. He added, "When bribe is offered, it's...
05:21 PM, May 26, 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
New Delhi: The defamation case against Army Chief General V K Singh was on Monday transferred to a different court after the one, hearing it earlier, refused to proceed with it due to the loss of confidence of petitioner and former Lt Gen Tejinder Singh's counsel in it. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Amit Bansal transferred the case to a new court of Metropolitan Magistrate Jay Thareja for further proceedings...
07:59 PM, May 07, 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 the latest battle between Lt General Tejinder Singh and Army Chief, the former has moved the Supreme Court against General V K Singh, accusing him of phone tapping. He has demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the alleged illegal phone tapping at the behest of the Army Chief. Lt General Singh has asked the court to seize and search the office of General Singh...
03:06 PM, Apr 25, 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: 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
Lt General Tejinder Singh hit back at Army Chief General VK Singh and said that now that General Singh is cornered he wants a truce with the government. ...
10:31 PM, Mar 30, 2012
