Army chief claims he was offered Rs 14 crore bribe

Army chief General VK Singh has claimed that he was offered a bribe of Rs 14 crore by a lobbyist for an equipment supplier to the Army. In an interview to a leading English daily, Gen Singh described the incident as “shocking” for him. He further said that the lobbyist, who recently retired from the Army, was ready to bribe the Army Chief if he approved the acquisition of 600 sub-standard vehicles of a particular make.