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SC agrees to hear fresh PIL seeking probe into Rafale deal

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a fresh PIL seeking a probe into the Rafale deal. The PIL has quoted a French portal report alleging kickbacks in the deal.

An investigation by the French publication Mediapart has revealed that the manufacturer of French combat jet Rafale had agreed to pay one million euro to a middleman in India just after the signing of the Indo-French contract in 2016. An amount of 508,925 euro was allegedly paid under "gifts to clients" head in the 2017 accounts of the Dassault group.

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