JOIN USThe CBI, investigating the alleged irregularities in the supply of all-terrain Tatra trucks to Army, has expanded its probe to two more countries and plans to send judicial requests to Hong Kong and Singapore seeking details of a company which held substantial shares in Tatra Sipox UK.
According to sources in the central probe agency, this is in addition to the four countries- United Kingdom, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Lichtenstein - where operations of Vectra Chairman Ravinder Rishi, named in its FIR in the case were traced and the agency had earlier planned to send Letters Rogatory.
The country’s premiere investigating agency will be seeking information from Hong Kong and Singapore about Venus Projects Hong Kong, which held substantial shares, nearly 50 per cent till 2009 in Rishi – owned Tatra Sipox UK, which is already under the CBI scanner in the deal, they said.
A British national, Rishi, has been questioned a number of times by the agency in connection with the case. Based on documents accessed by the agency and his replies, the agency has decided to approach authorities in Hong Kong and Singapore as well, the sources said.