July 17, 2013
IAF officer dismissal
The Indian Air Force has dismissed Wg Cdr A K Thakur for bribery. The IAF officer has asked Rs 20,000/- from Dassault Falcon during Aero India in February 2011. He asked money for alloting a advantageous position at the aero show. Later Dassault won the $10 Billion deal from IAF for supply of 126 Raffale aircraft.
Wg Cdr AK Thakur has been court martialed.