New Delhi: Senior Supreme Court lawyer and Aam Aadmi Party founder member, Prashant Bhushan on Wednesday filed a complaint with the Central Bureau of Investigation against former Union minister Praful Patel in connection with a 2006-proposal of Air India to procure passenger identification system from a Canadian company.
Bhushan has alleged in the complaint that the minister and a few others sought to place an order with Canadian firm, Cryptometrics, for a passenger identification system for Air India at an inflated price in return for a consideration.
CBI stated that once the complaint is received officially, it will be looked into. "We will look into the complaint and take necessary action if needed," said a senior CBI officials.
Bhushan has based his complaint mainly on an Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Canada that had convicted Nazir Karigar of Cryptometrics on August 15, 2013, for offering a bribe to Patel and former Air India chief V. Thulasidas to secure a contract to supply a biometric passenger identification system for Air India. The court sentenced Karigar to three years in prison on May 23 this year.
In his letter, Bhushan stated that registration of FIR becomes imperative after the Canadian court's decision and revelations made by former Air India executive director Jitender Bhargava in his book.
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Bhushan has alleged in the complaint that the minister and a few others sought to place an order with Canadian firm, Cryptometrics, for a passenger identification system for Air India at an inflated price in return for a consideration.
CBI stated that once the complaint is received officially, it will be looked into. "We will look into the complaint and take necessary action if needed," said a senior CBI officials.
Bhushan has based his complaint mainly on an Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Canada that had convicted Nazir Karigar of Cryptometrics on August 15, 2013, for offering a bribe to Patel and former Air India chief V. Thulasidas to secure a contract to supply a biometric passenger identification system for Air India. The court sentenced Karigar to three years in prison on May 23 this year.
In his letter, Bhushan stated that registration of FIR becomes imperative after the Canadian court's decision and revelations made by former Air India executive director Jitender Bhargava in his book.
12/06/14 Daily News & Analysis
