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1. Does anyone buy a second hand product for the cost of a new one? That is exactly what happened in the Jeep scandal of 1948. Indo-Pak war was going on in 1947-48. Pakistan wanted to annex J&K. Indian Army badly needed jeeps for troop .2.
1. Does anyone buy a second hand product for the cost of a new one? That is exactly what happened in the Jeep scandal of 1948. Indo-Pak war was going on in 1947-48. Pakistan wanted to annex J&K. Indian Army badly needed jeeps for troop .2.
2. mobility. VK Krishna Menon was the Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. Krishna Menon placed an order for 2000 refurbished jeeps with a British firm Anti-Mistantes for Rs 80 lakhs @ £300/- jeep whereas new jeeps were available in US and Canada for the ...cont..3.
3. same price. Major part of the money was paid in advance( In 1948 Rs 3.31= 1 USD). Only 155 jeeps were delivered by the company and they were unserviceable. The Ministry of Defence refused to accept them. Later on jeeps had to be procured @£458 each. Jeeps were not ..cont..4..
