New Delhi:
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today carried out raids at five places, including Lieutenant General (retd) Tejinder Singh's residence, in Delhi after registering a case against him on former Army chief VK Singh's complaint that he was offered bribe to clear a tranche of "substandard" vehicles.
CBI sources said the agency has registered a case against Tejinder Singh and unknown persons after it gathered prima-facie evidence to register a formal case on the complaint of General Singh.
Soon after registering the FIR under relevant sections of Prevention of Corruption Act, the agency carried out searches at five locations here including the premises of Tejinder Singh, they said.
After getting a formal complaint from General Singh, the agency had initiated a preliminary enquiry in April this year.
The former Army chief had alleged that Tejinder Singh offered him a bribe of Rs 14 crore, a matter he had reported to Defence Minister AK Antony, to clear purchase of nearly 600 all-terrain Tatra BEML trucks in September 2010.
Tejinder Singh has refuted the allegations and also slapped a defamation case against General Singh.
As part of the Preliminary Enquiry, CBI has looked into the alleged relationship Tejinder Singh enjoyed with the Vectra group which purportedly prompted him to make the offer to the then Army Chief, the sources said.
During the course of the preliminary enquiry, the agency has questioned Tejinder Singh with regards to allegations levelled by General Singh and his alleged relations with arms dealers including Vectra Chairman Ravinder Rishi.