WORLD IN BRIEF : INDIA : Bribe Charges Filed in Bofors Arms Deal
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The Swedish company A. B. Bofors and unidentified officials in the government of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi were charged in New Delhi with bribery in connection with a $1.4-billion arms deal made in 1986. Bofors is accused of paying $50 million in kickbacks to win the contract.
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