Kargil coffin scam
The Kargil coffin scam refers to the case involving the purchase of US-made coffins for Indian soldiers killed during the Kargil military conflict. A
The report revealed that the government overpaid for coffins during the Kargil war – and that around Rs 1,762 crore worth of supplies (over four-fifths of the total) to help fight the conflict were delivered more than six months after it ended.
Background
After the
US supplier
The caskets were purchased from
Ambassador's position
However, the ambassador from both the countries India and United States of America had declared in writing that those caskets had a cost worth $2,768 each.[3]
Writing in the Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta had argued that the "coffins were not meant to carry Kargil martyrs", these were not "traditional coffins" but rather resuable aluminium 'transfer cases', and had been sought by the Ministry of Defence after "first hand accounts by indian officers -- who served on a peacekeeping mission in Somalia". [4]
The
CBI Investigation
The
In December 2013, a special CBI court found no evidence and hence discharged all the accused.[5][6]
Supreme Court verdict
On Oct 13, 2015, the
See also
- Corruption in India
- Socio-economic issues in India
- Corruption Perceptions Index
References
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- ^ Super Admin (2009-08-22). "Kargil Coffin Scam | CBI Chargesheet | George Fernandes | Indian Army Officers | US Company". News.oneindia.in. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- ^ "Six Feet Under". www.outlookindia.com. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- ^ "Coffins were not meant to carry Kargil martyrs". The Times of India. 13 December 2001. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ^ a b "Coffin scam: Court discharges three former Army officials". The Economic Times. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ a b "court discharges the accused". 11 December 2013. Archived from the original on December 18, 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ "CBI files chargesheet in Kargil coffin scam". The Times of India. Aug 22, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- ^ "Three years on, CBI files 'Coffingate' chargesheet". Indian Express. 2009-08-23. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- ^ "The Times of India on Mobile". M.timesofindia.com. 2002-01-25. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- ^ "CBI gives Fernandes clean chit in coffin scam". CNN IBN. Aug 22, 2009. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ^ "SC gives previous NDA govt a clean chit in Kargil coffin scam". Hindustan Times. 13 October 2015.
- ^ "Kargil scam: Supreme Court clean chit to Vajpayee govt | the Asian Age". Archived from the original on 2015-10-20. Retrieved 2015-10-13.