Last year, retired Swedish police chief Sten Lindstrom, who led the probe into the Bofors scandal, said there was no evidence to prove that Mr Gandhi took a bribe, but that he did nothing to prevent a cover-up in the scandal.

BBC: Rajiv Gandhi

Despite local support, the police chief retired early.

ECONOMIST: CRIME

The two other former police officials, retired Deputy Chief of Patrol John Hunter and retired Seventh Precinct Squad Deputy Supervisor Alan Sharpe, are awaiting trial.

WSJ: Former NY police official guilty of misconduct