Defence Dealer Sanjay Bhandari

The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a case against unknown officials of the Air Force, the Defence Ministry, arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari and officials of Swiss-based plane-maker Pilatus Aircraft Ltd over alleged irregularities in procurement of 75 basic trainer aircraft in 2009. The CBI alleged kickbacks up to Rs 339 crore were paid in th...

A number of middlemen and agents involved in defence deals have come under the scanner of security and investigative agencies afresh as part of their probe into a well-oiled machinery in the critical sector, with the governing pushing for a clean-up.

Police have registered a case in connection with the recovery of confidential documents of the Ministry of Defence from the premises of arms dealer and consultant Sanjay Bhandari and his associate during an IT raid in April this year.

Some leading foreign defence firms, who are major players in the Indian market, have come under the scanner of investigating agencies for their alleged links with defence consultant Sanjay Bhandari who is being probed for alleged tax evasion.

Sanjay Bhandari, a defence dealer being investigated for allegedly buying a benami or proxy-owned house for Robert Vadra in London, and Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju's top aide Appa Rao, exchanged 355 phone calls over the last one year, according to documents collected in raids last month on Mr Bhandari.

Whether a controversial arms dealer bought a "benami" or proxy-owned mansion in London for Robert Vadra in 2009 is the focus of an investigative report that is being reviewed by the Finance Ministry.

The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a case against unknown officials of the Air Force, the Defence Ministry, arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari and officials of Swiss-based plane-maker Pilatus Aircraft Ltd over alleged irregularities in procurement of 75 basic trainer aircraft in 2009. The CBI alleged kickbacks up to Rs 339 crore were paid in th...

A number of middlemen and agents involved in defence deals have come under the scanner of security and investigative agencies afresh as part of their probe into a well-oiled machinery in the critical sector, with the governing pushing for a clean-up.

Police have registered a case in connection with the recovery of confidential documents of the Ministry of Defence from the premises of arms dealer and consultant Sanjay Bhandari and his associate during an IT raid in April this year.

Some leading foreign defence firms, who are major players in the Indian market, have come under the scanner of investigating agencies for their alleged links with defence consultant Sanjay Bhandari who is being probed for alleged tax evasion.

Sanjay Bhandari, a defence dealer being investigated for allegedly buying a benami or proxy-owned house for Robert Vadra in London, and Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju's top aide Appa Rao, exchanged 355 phone calls over the last one year, according to documents collected in raids last month on Mr Bhandari.

Whether a controversial arms dealer bought a "benami" or proxy-owned mansion in London for Robert Vadra in 2009 is the focus of an investigative report that is being reviewed by the Finance Ministry.