Alstom charged in UK for corruption in India

July 24, 2014 11:35 pm | Updated November 16, 2021 06:15 pm IST - LONDON/NEW DELHI:

A worker walks past a combined gas and steam turbine in the Alstom plant in Belfort. File photo

A worker walks past a combined gas and steam turbine in the Alstom plant in Belfort. File photo

The U.K. Serious Fraud Office, on Thursday, started criminal proceedings against French major Alstom SA for alleged corruption related to large transport projects in India and two other countries.

A diversified group with global footprints, Alstom is into rail, power and electricity transmission sectors.

The SFO has commenced criminal proceedings against an Alstom company in the U.K. by written charge.

“Alstom Network UK Ltd., formerly called Alstom International Ltd., a U.K. subsidiary of Alstom, has been charged with three offences of corruption,” the investigation agency said in a statement. When contacted, an Alstom spokesperson told PTI that the company was in touch with the SFO with regard to these investigations.

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