NEW DELHI: Indian leading federal investigation agency on Friday got its formal orders to probe a bribery allegation made by India's top army general against a former colleague two years ago. General V K Singh's revelation earlier this week that a retired lieutenant general had offered him a $2 million bribe, to clear the purchase of sub standard automobiles for the Indian army had caused a furor in the Indian parliament which was adjourned twice due to commotion caused by the Opposition benches. Defense minister A K Antony had later assured the law makers that a CBI probe would be initiated into the general's allegations. The First Information Report (FIR), a first step in any criminal investigation in Indian police investigations, has been filed by the CBI on Friday against unknown persons and its sleuths have summoned top officials of the automobile agency in question Tatra trucks for enquiries. V K Singh in an interview to The Hindu, a popular national newspaper, on Sunday (March 25) had said that a retired senior army official, later identified as Lt. Gen. Tejinder Singh had indirectly offered him a bribe of Rs 14 crore, if he authorized the procurement of below standard trucks for the Indian army. Singh said that he had rejected the overtures and ordered the man out of his room. BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/E4e2b Tags: Bribe, CBI, Corruption, India, Singh Section: Latest News, South Asia
