The agency sources said officials are going through the reference and any decision to start a probe in the matter will be taken soon after analysing all the documents pertaining to Embraer deal. CBI has started analysing the reference received from the Defence Ministry asking it to look into allegations of corruption in the purchase of three Embraer aircraft for Defence Research and Development Organisation in 2008. The allegations of corruption in the deal surfaced in a Brazilian paper which alleged the Embraer had taken the services of middlemen to clinch the deal of aircraft supply in Saudi Arabia and India. Following the allegations, the Defence Ministry referred the matter to CBI asking it to probe the allegations. The Defence Ministry cannot investigate criminal angle," he had said when asked whether the probe would be handed over to CBI.

Source: dna September 15, 2016 11:37 UTC