CBI registers preliminary Inquiry to probe Embraer case

New Delhi: The CBI has on Saturday registered a preliminary Inquiry to probe allegations of commission being paid to middleman in the supply of three aircraft worth USD 208 million from Brazilian company Embraer to Defence Research and Development Organisation for airborne surveillance systems.

CBI sources said the investigating agency started an inquiry against unknown officials of Defence Ministry on a reference from the ministry that the company used services of middleman.