Gen V K Singh had informed A K Antony about bribe offer: CBI

Former defence minister A K Antony has “admitted” that then Army chief Gen V K Singh had informed him about alleged bribe offer by Lt Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh for clearing the file for purchase of 1,676 Tatra trucks at a cost of Rs 1193.04 crores, the CBI has told a court here.

The agency has stated this in its chargesheet filed against Lt Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh, who is accused of offering Rs 14 crore as bribe to the former Army chief who is now a minister of state of external affairs and minister of state incharge of department of northeast region.

“A K Antony, raksha mantri, in his statement in Parliament on March 27, 2012 and the one recorded under section 161 CrPC during investigation, has confirmed having been informed by Gen V K Singh about such offer of bribe made to him about one to one-and-a-half-year ago by Lt Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh,” CBI has claimed in its chargesheet.