New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has registered a case against the world's leading luxury car manufacturer Rolls Royce. The ED has done this case to investigate money laundering in a corruption case. The Enforcement Directorate has accused the company of bribing Rs 77 crore during 2007-11 to a middleman to get contracts from several public entities in India. After the CBI's FIR in July this year, the ED has filed the case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

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The CBI also approved Rolls Royce and its Indian units, Ashmore of Singapore's, Mumbai's Turbotax Energy Services International PVT Ltd., as well as Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL), criminal conspiracy and bribe complaints were filed against ONGC and GAIL officials. The complaint stated that from 2000 to 2013, HAL's turnover with Rolls Royal was Rs 4,700 crore.

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Rolls Royce paid Rs 18 crore to 'Commercial Advisor' Patni to supply 100 orders of Avon and Allison engine parts to HAL between 2007 and 2011. The Defense Ministry had received a letter regarding the involvement of Patni and his companies with Rolls Royce, which was reported to the CBI. The investigation was initiated by the central agency based on the ministry's complaint. After this, Rolls Royce had said that it would not tolerate any kind of wrong business conduct. The ED will investigate bribe transactions in this case.

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