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They were booked with the objective to cheat the Government of India in the matter of procurement of Hawk Aircraft from Rolls Royce plc, UK and its associate group companies, including M/s Rolls Royce Turbomeca Limited, said CBI in a statement.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against Rolls Royce and its executives for alleged corruption in the procurement of 24 Hawk 115 Advance Jet Trainer Aircraft.

The Ministry of Defence in a meeting held on September 3, 2003, approved the procurement of 66 Hawk 115 Aircraft and the signing of an Inter-Government Agreement between the governments of India and the UK.

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered an FIR against Rolls Royce, its director in India, unknown government servants and arms dealers allegedly for corruption in the procurement of Hawk aircraft from the British aerospace company.

The company prepared a Statement of Fact that disclosed its corrupt payments in connection with transactions with countries like Indonesia, Malaysia and India.

The CBI had registered a preliminary enquiry in 2016 which was later converted into a regular case, they added.

In 2012, media reports alleging corruption in the Rolls Royce operations surfaced, resulting in an investigation by the Serious Fraud Office, London.

It is alleged that Rolls Royce Plc was involved in bribing tax officials and other officials to prevent an investigation by Indian authorities into its tax affairs and use of intermediaries in the deal, the FIR alleged.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has booked a case against British aerospace company Rolls-Royce, India Director of Rolls-Royce Tim Jones,

The investigation showed that Rolls Royce paid bribes to Indian tax officials