Praful Patel, Gafoor named in Canada graft case

February 02, 2012 17:51

'The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have implicated a Canadian tech executive in an alleged bribery and bid-rigging scheme that involves prominent public figures in India at a time when outrage over corruption has paralyzed its Parliament,' reports the Globe and Mail, a prominent Canadian newspaper.

Greg Mcarthur, David Montero and Stephanie Nolen write in the newspaper: 'The federal justice department is planning to prosecute businessman Nazir Karigar, an Indian-born Canadian citizen on charges that he violated the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act -- a law that forbids the payment of bribes abroad. The case is scheduled to be heard at Ottawa's Ontario superior court of justice in September.'

The Globe and Mail report names Indian Minister Praful Patel as the person whom Karigar allegedly told others he had paid a bribe of $250,000, and claims that former Mumbai police commissioner Hasan Gafoor allegedly conspired with Karigar to rig a contract worth $100 million with Air India for a facial recognition security system.

The newspaper also carries extensive interviews with Patel and Gafoor where they deny the charges.

For more details on the story that is bound to cause waves in India in the coming days, read here.

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