New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday questioned Vectra chairman Ravinder Rishi for the fourth time in connection with alleged irregularities in the Tatra truck supply to the Army.
According to CBI sources, Rishi who is "cooperating" so far has been asked to produce all the documents related to the Tatra Sipox UK agreement with the BEML which was inked in 1997.
They said that at present the agency was examining large number of documents which had been found during CBI searches and those provided by Rishi himself.
Sources said Rishi had told the officials that most of the documents were in his UK offices and assured that they would also be provided to the agency.
They said that after going through the documents, the CBI would have clear picture about the other accomplices in the case and would call them for questioning.
The sources said it was in 1997 that Tatra Sipox UK signed the truck supply deal with BEML which was in alleged violation of defence procurement rules which say that procurement should be done directly from original equipment manufacturer only.
The first agreement for the supply for Tatra all terrain truck used for the transport of soldiers, heavy machinery, missile systems etc was signed with Czechoslovakia-based company Tatra in 1986.
In 1997, BEML started procuring trucks through Tatra Sipox UK, claimed to be the marketing arm of Tatra, in which Ravinder Rishi had a substantial stake.
CBI has alleged that since Tatra Sipox UK was not the original manufacturer of the these all terrain trucks, the rule that defence procurements should be made from original manufacturer was violated.
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