Brigadier accused of sodomy resigns from service New Delhi: A Brigadier commanding a critical army formation on the Line of Control (LoC) who had been accused of sodomy of a junior colleague, has put in his papers and has quit the army. Officials in Army HQ confirmed that an incident had come to light and the officer has now resigned from service. The officer concerned had earlier been taken off charge of the LoC Brigade and had been placed under attachment of the 25 Infantry Division which is commanded by Maj Gen Saranjit Singh. The allegations, details of which cannot be revealed at the moment, have come as a surprise given that the Brigadier concerned is a high profile officer who has been highly decorated and had recently picked up the one star rank. He also comes from a highly regarded regiment. In the past, the army has been unforgiving on any acts of personal misconduct by officers and soldiers alike. While there have been several dismissals from service and even imprisonment of soldiers who have been found guilty of sodomy, such allegations against senior officers are rare. It may be recalled that the Rajouri based 25 Infantry Division has been facing a barrage of ceasefire violations over the past two years from Pakistan and has seen the death of several soldiers at the hands of the Border Action Team (BAT) that carried out a gruesome beheading too last year.( Courtesy: India Today)
Posted on: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 10:19:22 +0000
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