The CBI had alleged that Kumar “colluded with other accused to put up a note” to Fernandes to import the Barak systems despite objections from the Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO).
Fernandes not only approved the proposal for import of Barak AMD Systems but tried to get the proposal approved by the Cabinet Committee on Security despite objection by the then Defence Secretary, the CBI had alleged in its FIR.
The proposal had also been processed on a single tender basis and the negotiated note of 268.63 million dollar (whose rupee value at that time was Rs 1,125 crore) was also in excess of the earlier quoted rate by 17 million dollars for which, there is no proper justification, the agency had said.
Sushil Kumar was made the Chief of the Naval Staff after the dismissal of Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat for publicly opposing government's decision to appoint Vice Admiral Harinder Singh as deputy chief of the naval staff.
All of them had denied their involvement in the bribery case at that point of time.
