US-based businessman Gaurav Srivastava, who was born in Lucknow, allegedly posed as a CIA agent to gain access to Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and his inner circle, and secure preliminary defence agreements. Investigations said the proposed deals never materialised, while Srivastava denied posing as a CIA operative and rejected all allegations.

Srivastava developed ties with Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia's former defence minister and now the country's president, and reportedly nicknamed himself "Mr G".