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    Studying income tax tribunal order in Bofors scandal: FM

    The government is examining income tax tribunal order papers on the Bofors issue, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday, referring to one of the country's biggest corruption scandals from the 1980s.

    January 04, 2011 / 22:34 IST

    The government is examining income tax tribunal order papers on the Bofors issue, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday, referring to one of the country's biggest corruption scandals from the 1980s.


    The Bofors case refers to allegations of corruption in the purchase of guns in the 1980s, a scandal that has resurfaced to tarnish the ruling Congress party and embolden an opposition that has paralysed parliament with protests over graft accusations.

    India's income tax department this week said there was evidence of payments made to two middlemen, media reported.

    first published: Jan 4, 2011 08:22 pm

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