In some shocking revelations made by a French portal, Dassault Aviation, manufacturer of the Rafale fighter aircraft had paid a whopping 7.5 million euros to 'intermediary' between 2007 and 2012 to help it secure a multi-billion deal with India for the sale of Rafale fighter jets. Indian investigative agencies however decided not to pursue the case, the French portal claims. The portal had earlier reported that middleman Sushen Gupta had supplied classified documents to Dassault Aviation on the activities of the Indian negotiating team. "This was how Indian detectives discovered that Sushen Gupta had also acted as an intermediary for Dassault Aviation over the Rafale deal. Some of these invoices even got the name of the French company wrong, referring instead to 'Dassult Aviation'," the portal reported.

Source: dna November 09, 2021 05:25 UTC