Tatra Beml

• Ex-Army chief VK Singh's bribery complaint: CBI raids Tejinder Singh's home

  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.

• Defence Ministry to cancel DRDO's Tatra truck order

  The order for the truck was placed by BEML in May for the Defence Research and Development Organisation.

• Tatra asked BEML to do away with agents and offered discount

  In its probe in the Tatra truck scam, the CBI has found a 1994 offer letter from Czech manufacturer Tatra expressing willingness for direct collaboration with BEML for supplying completely built trucks at 40 per cent discount on their retail price, on condition to do away with intermediaries.

• CBI gets permission to probe ex-BEML chief Natarajan in Tatra case

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has got the Centre's nod to probe the role of VRS Natarajan, head of the government-run defence unit Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML), in connection with the controversial Tatra truck deal. Mr Natarajan had been suspended earlier in the day based on a recommendation by the CBI.

• BEML head slammed by govt for threatening to sue ex army chief

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• 'Apology for what?' asks General VK Singh after BEML threatens to sue him for defamation

  Hitting out at ex-army chief General VK Singh, the chief of Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) today demanded an apology from him for his comments on the Tatra trucks deal.

• Karnataka official Mahantesh's murder case figures in Rajya Sabha

  The killing of the Karnataka official SP Mahantesh, said to be the whistle-blower in the controversial land allotments by societies, was raised in the Rajya Sabha by a CPI-M member who suspected its linkages with the controversial Tatra Truck purchases in the defence ministry.

• BEML shares fall on reports of CBI raids

  The CBI was reportedly carrying out a search operation at the office and premises of BEML's chairman.

• After Tatra truck scam, more trouble for BEML chief Natarajan?

  On a day when VRS Natarajan, Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) - one of India's biggest defence Public Sector Units (PSUs) - was questioned by the CBI while investigating the Tatra truck scam, there is more trouble for him.

• Tatra-Army deal case: BEML chief VRS Natarajan to appear before CBI on Tuesday

  VRS Natarajan, the chief of the defence-run public sector unit BEML has been requested to appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday in connection with the Tatra-Army deal case. The investigation agency wants Mr Natarajan to clarify his stand on certain decisions that were taken by the BEML while signing memorandum of unders...

• Tatra truck deal: CBI questions three senior officials

  Three senior officials of the finance and vigilance wings of defence-run public sector unit Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) were examined by the CBI today regarding the case of alleged irregularities in the Tatra truck supply deal to the Army. Sources say Defence ministry officials will also be summoned soon.

• Where is the Tatra scam whistle-blower?

  Has the whistle-blower in the Tatra truck scam gone underground fearing for his life? Since the Army Chief General VK Singh disclosed last week that he was offered 14-crores as a bribe to clear "sub-standard" trucks, a new surge of attention is being paid to the 7000 Tatra trucks that have been bought by the Army since 1986. Tatra is a Czech-manu...

• Don't have middleman, never offered Army Chief bribe: Tatra truck supplier

  After the revelation by the Army Chief, General VK Singh, of an offer of a 14-crore bribe, Tatra- Vectra, the manufacturer and supplier of trucks to the Army said today they're "happy enquiries are on." Ravinder Rishi, the Chairman of Tatra Vectra told NDTV, "We don't sell BEML, we only sell parts. I have never even been to South Block."

• BEML shares plunge over Tatra trucks controversy

  BEML is a government-owned company that supplies the Army with trucks and other equipment.

• Rs 14-crore bribe offer to army chief exposes scam worth crores in Tatra trucks

  The revelation by the Army chief, General VK Singh, of an offer of a 14-crore bribe has sharply brought into focus what was really at stake. The bribe was allegedly offered by a lobbyist for a truck supplier who flooded the Army for more than two decades with 7,000 over-priced vehicles which performed poorly when put to use.