Ex-Premier Charged in Bribery Scandal
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Former Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao was charged with bribery for allegedly paying four lawmakers a total of $857,142 four years ago to support his government in a vote of confidence. Rao is the first former Indian prime minister to face criminal charges. Rao and 19 other defendants were ordered to enter pleas at a court hearing May 14. Rao and the others have all denied the charges.
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