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The Bofors Scandal was a major corruption scandal in India in the 1980s; several Indian politicians, including then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, were accused of receiving kickbacks from Bofors AB for winning a bid to supply India's 155 mm field howitzer. The scale of the corruption was far worse than any that India had seen before, and directly led to the defeat of Gandhi's ruling Indian National Congress party in the November 1989 elections. Mr. Gandhi's security detail was reduced and he was assassinated in 1991. On February 5th, 2004 the Delhi High Court exonerated Rajiv Gandhi of any involvement.
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