New Delhi, Jan 1 (PTI): A secret file related to over $11 billion deal for procuring 126 multirole combat aircraft went missing from the Union Defence Ministry and has been found on the roadside here, prompting the Indian Air Force to order a probe.
The files are related to the Offsets clause in the deal and were found on the roadside in a Delhi locality, IAF officials said.
“The IAF has ordered a Commission of Inquiry. The Ministry will order a separate probe,” Air Vice Marshal M Matheswaran, assistant chief of Air Staff (Operations) said.
The incident has occurred when the multi-billion dollar deal entered a critical stage after the IAF carried out flight evaluation trials of the six participating aircraft.