New Delhi: In its latest revelation, the French news portal Mediapart stated that French aircraft manufacturers Dassault Aviation has paid 7.7 million euros (Rs. 650 million) bribes to a middleman to help secure the sale of 36 Rafale fighter jets to India.

Despite the existence of these documents, the Indian federal police has decided not to pursue the affair and has not begun an investigation The online news journal investigation allegations of corruption in the Rs. 59,000 crore Rafale deal.

Mediapart has published alleged false invoices was raised to pay commissions to middlemen Sushen Gupta. "Despite the existence of these documents, the Indian federal police has decided not to pursue the affair and has not begun an investigation," the portal discloses. According to its report, the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate have had proof since October 2018 that Dassault paid kickbacks to Sushen Gupta to secure the sale of Rafale jets.

The news portal has published enough evidence to substantiate its charges on kickbacks in the Rafale deal. The evidence has stated that the report, is contained in confidential documents revealed in another corruption case being investigated by the two agencies - the scandal involving the supply of VVIP choppers by AgustaWestland.

According to the MediaPart report, the bulk of the alleged payments were made before 2013. NDTV cannot independently verify the authenticity of these documents and has reached out to the CBI for comment, NDTV reported.

Mediapart's investigation on "Rafale papers" promoted judicial investigation in France in July into allegations of corruption, influence peddling and favouritism.

Sushen Gupta is accused of receiving bribes from AgustaWestland through a shell company registered in Mauritius, Interstellar Technologies. The Mauritian authorities agreed to send documents related to the company to the CBI and Enforcement Directorate, to facilitate their investigations.