Bofors scandal

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Inside Track: Rip Van Winkle CBI

April 07, 2025 7:47 am

Government departments specialise in circular movements leading nowhere to please the government of the day. But the CBI surely takes the cake in its recent claims of still investigating the Bofors case.

Plea in Bofors scam pending since 2005, advocate urges SC for urgent hearing

March 10, 2024 7:48 am

According to the advocate, the seniormost officers of the Army, including its Chief of Staff, consecutively for four years in a series of trials and meetings “preferred Sofma over Bofors since it had a better shooting range of 29 kms, while Bofors had only 21 kms”.

Bofors scandal: After 12 years, CBI seeks govt nod to appeal against clean chit in case

October 21, 2017 1:25 pm

Bofors scandal: In a letter to the government, the CBI has sought permission to file a Special Leave Petition against the High Court ruling. This will effectively overturn the stand taken by the then UPA government.

What is the Bofors scam case?

February 03, 2018 9:15 am

Bofors scam: The plea, filed by advocate-turned-politician Ajay Kumar Agarwal was heard by a bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud. The matter is scheduled for the week commencing October 30 this year.

Bofors scandal rocks Parliament, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar demands probe

July 24, 2017 6:34 pm

The historic Bofors 155 field howitzer deal was mired in controversies after members of both Indian and Swedish governments were allegedly found involved in accepting kickbacks for facilitating the deal between India and Sweden.

Break from Bofors

July 27, 2015 2:58 am

Defence procurement process has focused obsessively on avoiding scandal. Revised policy must change this.

Probity will eliminate negativism: BJP to PM

October 12, 2012 1:13 am

Drawing parallels between the Bofors scandal and the charges levelled by activist Arvind Kejriwal against Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra

Bofors scandal: Amitabh Bachchan relieved after clean chit from whistleblower

April 25, 2012 3:45 pm

Bachchan says nobody could fathom the anguish he had to go through because of 'petulant blame'.

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