Bofors scandal

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf political scandal
gptkbp:award ₹64 crore
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkb:Sweden
gptkbp:date 1987
gptkbp:describes A major corruption scandal involving allegations of bribery in the procurement of 155mm field howitzers by the Indian government from Swedish arms manufacturer Bofors AB.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bofors scandal
gptkbp:impact major reforms in Indian defense procurement
gptkbp:investigatedBy gptkb:Central_Bureau_of_Investigation
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Bofors_AB
gptkb:Martin_Ardbo
gptkb:Ottavio_Quattrocchi
gptkb:Win_Chadha
gptkb:Rajiv_Gandhi
gptkbp:legalIssue multiple court cases in India and abroad
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:Chitra_Subramaniam
gptkb:N._Ram
gptkb:Indian_Express
gptkb:The_Hindu
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Bofors_155mm_howitzer
Indian Army
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:military
defeat of Rajiv Gandhi's government in 1989
loss of public trust
gptkbp:subject corruption
defense procurement
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rajiv_Gandhi
gptkb:The_Indian_Express
gptkb:Central_Bureau_of_Investigation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5