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Monday, March 03, 2014

Rolls facing inquiry over Indian jet bribes claim

Advanced Hawk trainerRolls-Royce is facing a new corruption inquiry over allegations that it paid bribes to win lucrative contracts to supply Hawk trainer jet engines to an aircraft manufacturer owned by the Indian government.

According to officials, Indian defence minister A. K. Antony called in detectives from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which handles high-profile cases, after allegations of bribes were made in an anonymous letter.

The letter alleged bribes were paid to staff at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), the state-owned aircraft manufacturer based in Bangalore, to help Rolls-Royce win deals to supply Hawk advanced jet trainers between 2007 and 2011.

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