Arms case-
Bofors paid kickbacks
Mar 24, 1986: The Rs 1437 crore deal between Indian
Government and Swedish arms manufacturer A B Bofors
for supply of 400 howitzer field guns of 155mm to
Indian army.
Apr 16, 1987: Swedish radio claims Bofors paid kickbacks
to top Indian politicians and defence officials.
Apr 20, 1987: PM Rajiv Gandhi assures Lok Sabha that
neither any middleman was involved in the deal nor
any kickback was paid.
Aug 06, 1987: Joint Parliamentary Committee set up
under B Shankaranand to probe charges of kickbacks.
April 25, 1988: jpc submits its report.
Jul 18, 1989: JPC report presented in Parliament.
Jan 22, 1990: cbi registers fir in the case.
Dec 1992: Supreme Court reverses a Delhi High Court
order quashing the FIR in the case.
Jan 21, 1997: Secret documents running into over
500 pages given to indian authorities.
Feb 12, 1997: letters rogatory issued to Malaysia
and UAE seeking arrest and extradition of Italian
businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi and former Bofors
agent win chadha.
May 1998: Delhi HC rejects Quattrocchi's plea for
quashing of red corner notice notice issued by Interpol
at the behest of CBI.
Oct 22, 1999: CBI files first chargesheet naming
Win Chaddha, Quattrocchi, former defence secretary
S K Bhatnagar, former Bofors chief Martin Ardbo and
the company AB Bofors.
Nov 07, 1999: trial court issues warrant against
quattrocchi while summoning other four accused.
Dec 13, 1999: CBI team goes to Malaysia to seek extradition
of Quattrocchi but fails in its efforts.
Mar 18, 2000: Chadha comes from UAE to face trial.
Jul 29, 2000: Special CBI court issues "open
non-bailable arrest warrants" against Ardbo.
October 9, 2000: CBI files supplementary chargesheet
naming Hinduja brothers as accused in the Bofors gun
deal.
December 20, 2000: Quattrocchi arrested in Malaysia,
gets bail but is asked to stay within the country.
August 6, 2001: Former defence secretary Bhatnagar
dies of cancer.
October 24, 2001: Win Chadha dies of heart attack
at his New Delhi residence.
November 15, 2002: Hinduja brothers formally charged
with cheating, criminal conspiracy and corruption.
December 2, 2002: Malaysian court denies permission
for Quattrocchi's extradition.
July 28, 2003: Britain freezes Quattrocchi's bank
accounts.
January 4, 2004: Swiss authorities agree to consider
CBI's request for providing Quattrocchi's bank details.
February 4, 2004: Delhi High Court clears Rajiv Gandhi
of involvement in the Bofors kickbacks scandal.
May 31, 2005: Delhi High Court clears Hindujas of
involvement in the scandal.
