The CBI has filed a case against British aerospace and defence company Rolls Royce PLC, top executives of its Indian unit and arms dealers for alleged corruption in the procurement of Hawk 115 Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Navy, officials said.
The CBI has registered a case against Tim Jones, director, Rolls Royce India, alleged arms dealers Sudhir Choudhrie and his son Bhanu, Rolls Royce PLC and British Aerospace (BAE) Systems under the Indian Penal company paid intermediaries, even though the agreements, integrity pacts and associated documents of the deal “prohibited such payments”.
