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'''S. K. Bhatnagar''' (June 1, 1930<ref>Productivity News, 1983, p. 107</ref> – August 4, 2001<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2001-08-05/india/27252481_1_bofors-agent-bofors-chief-martin-ardbo-s-k-bhatnagar |title= | '''S. K. Bhatnagar''' (June 1, 1930<ref>Productivity News, 1983, p. 107</ref> – August 4, 2001<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2001-08-05/india/27252481_1_bofors-agent-bofors-chief-martin-ardbo-s-k-bhatnagar |title=Former defence secretary S K Bhatnagar dead - Times of India |website=articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com |access-date=3 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103183838/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2001-08-05/india/27252481_1_bofors-agent-bofors-chief-martin-ardbo-s-k-bhatnagar |archive-date=3 January 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>) was a former defence secretary of India. He was a key figure of those accused in the [[Bofors scandal]]. | ||
He was one of the persons to have been questioned first by the [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]] after registering the First Information Report (FIR) in the [[Bofors]] pay- off case in January 1990. He was accused of abusing his official authority as the then Defence Secretary to tilt the scales in favour of the [[Sweden|Swedish]] firm for the Rs. 1437-crore contract to supply 155 mm howitzer guns to the [[Indian Army]]. The contract with the Government was signed on March 24, 1986, when [[Rajiv Gandhi]] was the [[Prime Minister of India]]. | He was one of the persons to have been questioned first by the [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]] after registering the First Information Report (FIR) in the [[Bofors]] pay- off case in January 1990. He was accused of abusing his official authority as the then Defence Secretary to tilt the scales in favour of the [[Sweden|Swedish]] firm for the Rs. 1437-crore contract to supply 155 mm howitzer guns to the [[Indian Army]]. The contract with the Government was signed on March 24, 1986, when [[Rajiv Gandhi]] was the [[Prime Minister of India]]. | ||
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Sharad Kumar Bhatnagar | |
|---|---|
 IndianAmbassador to  Bahrain | |
| In office January 1983 – July 6, 1984 | |
| Preceded by | M.P.M. Menon |
| Succeeded by | es:Prem Singh |
| Defence Secretary | |
| In office July 6, 1984 – May 31, 1988 | |
| Preceded by | SM Ghosh |
| Succeeded by | T. N. Seshan [1] |
| List of Governors of Sikkim | |
| In office February 1989 – Jan. 31, 1990 | |
| Preceded by | T. V. Rajeswar |
| Succeeded by | Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani |
| Indian Ambassador to  Finland | |
| In office 1996–1997 | |
| Preceded by | Prithvi Raj Sood |
| Succeeded by | Aladiyan Manickam |
S. K. Bhatnagar (June 1, 1930[2] – August 4, 2001[3]) was a former defence secretary of India. He was a key figure of those accused in the Bofors scandal.
He was one of the persons to have been questioned first by the CBI after registering the First Information Report (FIR) in the Bofors pay- off case in January 1990. He was accused of abusing his official authority as the then Defence Secretary to tilt the scales in favour of the Swedish firm for the Rs. 1437-crore contract to supply 155 mm howitzer guns to the Indian Army. The contract with the Government was signed on March 24, 1986, when Rajiv Gandhi was the Prime Minister of India.
He was later made governor of Sikkim.
He died in 2001 at the age of 71.
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- ↑ Defence Secretary
- ↑ Productivity News, 1983, p. 107
- ↑ "Former defence secretary S K Bhatnagar dead - Times of India". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
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