UN procurement scandal hits spotlight

An internal UN investigation has concluded that a UN official steered millions of dollars in contracts to a company owned by the government of his native India, in exchange for favours that included low-rent apartments.

The investigation claimed that Sanjaya Bahel, himself an official in the Indian government when he was working for the UN under contract, used his relationship with a wealthy Indian businessman and his son to steer the deals to the company they represented, Telecommunications Consultants India.