The Central Investigation Bureau (CBI) on May 29 said it has registered a case against British Aerospace company Rolls Royce India Pvt Ltd and the automaker’s India director Tim Jones with the objective to cheat the Indian government in the procurement of Hawk Aircraft from Rolls Royce plc UK.

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In a statement, the federal probing agency has said, apart from Roll Royce and its India director, it has registered a case against private individuals Sudhir Chuadhrie and Bhanu Chaudharie and other unknown public servants and private persons with the objective to cheat the government of India.

CBI said the case relates to the procurement of Hawk Aircraft from Rolls Royce plc, UK and its associate group companies, including M/s Rolls Royce Turbomeca Limited.

CBI registers a case against British Aerospace company Rolls Royce India Pvt Ltd, Tim Jones, Director Rolls Royce India Pvt Ltd and private individuals Sudhir Chuadhrie and Bhanu Chaudharie and other unknown public servants and private persons with the objective to cheat the… pic.twitter.com/tREN8OUkyk

— ANI (@ANI) May 29, 2023

According to the CBI statement cited by news agency ANI, the unknown public servants abused their official positions as public servants and approved and procured a total number of 24 Hawk 115 Advance Jet Trainer (AJT) aircraft for GBP 734.21 million.

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They also permitted licence manufacturing of 42 additional aircraft by M/s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) against materials supplied by the said manufacturer for an additional amount of $308.247 million and $7.5 million towards Manufacturer's Licence Fee. This, in lieu of huge bribes, commissions and kickbacks paid by the said manufacturer and its officers to intermediaries, the federal probing agency said.

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