7. Tatra defence procurement scam
Top officials of BEML Limited, a Bangalore-based company, and the defence ministry siphoned off at least Rs750 crore in bribes and commissions over the past 14 years in the purchase of components for Tatra trucks, backbone of the army's artillery and transportation wings.
The Indian Army uses Tatra all-terrain vehicles to mount guided missile launchers and haul heavy artillery.
It also uses these vehicles to transport personnel, supplies, tanks, ammunition, bailey bridges, and the like.
Flouting defence ministry guidelines, BEML, formerly Bharat Earth Movers Limited, has been buying components for the 6x6 and 8x8 trucks from a middleman in London.
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