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#TheJeepScandal in 1948 was first major corruption case in independent India.V.K. Krishna Menon, the then Indian high commissioner to Britain, ignored protocols and signed a Rs 80 lakh contract for the purchase of army jeeps with a foreign firm.
#TheJeepScandal in 1948 was first major corruption case in independent India.V.K. Krishna Menon, the then Indian high commissioner to Britain, ignored protocols and signed a Rs 80 lakh contract for the purchase of army jeeps with a foreign firm.
What was the Scam??
V. K. Krishna Menon, then the Indian high commissioner to Britain, placed order for 2,000 refurbished jeeps for a cost at which new jeeps could be purchased from the United States or Canada.Â
While most of the money was paid upfront, just 155 jeeps landed,
V. K. Krishna Menon, then the Indian high commissioner to Britain, placed order for 2,000 refurbished jeeps for a cost at which new jeeps could be purchased from the United States or Canada.Â
While most of the money was paid upfront, just 155 jeeps landed,
landed,the then PM Nehru forced the government to accept them.Govind Ballabh Pant, the then Home Minister and the then Government of Indian National Congress announced on 30 September 1955 that the Jeep scandal case was closed for judicial inquiry
