New Delhi: The scam during the trial of bulletproof jackets to be used by the elite Nation Security Guards commandos and various other paramilitary forces has shocked the security agencies.
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), which was to get 20,000 out of the 59,000 bulletproof jackets, has demanded fresh trials.
"We have asked for fresh trials after the concerned DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) scientist admitted to irregularities in the testing process. The procurement process will be set back by at least three months. It is regrettable but we have no choice but to ask for a retrial because we can't afford for quality to be compromised," said CRPF Director General AS Gill.
The Union Government has also taken a tough stand on the issue and asked DRDO to clean up its act.
DRDO Joint Director (Terminal Ballistic Research Laboratory) RK Varma was on Thursday called from Chandigarh to Delhi and questioned during which he reportedly admitted to talks with bidders on the bulletproof jackets tenders.
He has also been is asked to explain the discrepancies during the trials.
During the questioning Varma was also confronted with a CD in which he is allegedly heard confessing to fudging technical data; attempting to collude with vendors on the price bid and claiming political patronage.
Varma reportedly admitted that the voice on the CD was his when grilled by senior officers from the Intelligence Bureau, DRDO and Home Ministry.
Sources say the Home Ministry is set to recommend action against the DRDO official as the trials were compromised.
DRDO, too, is likely to order a departmental inquiry against Varma.
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