A Brigadier commanding a critical Army formation on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir has been placed under investigation after facing allegations of personal misconduct, including alleged sodomy of a junior colleague, sources told India Today.
The officer, who had taken command of a brigade that comes under the Rajouri-based 25 Infantry Division, is facing a detailed inquiry after the complaints surfaced a few days ago. Given the Army's strict code of discipline, the allegations are of a serious nature, given the rank of the officer and the position he occupies.
Officials in Army HQ confirmed that an incident had come to light but refused to go into the details of the matter. "An incident of alleged misconduct has come to light. The matter is being investigated by the concerned authorities," a senior officer said.
Army HQ has denied that the officer concerned has been taken off charge of the LoC brigade and has been placed under attachment of the 25 Infantry Division which is commanded by Major General 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. India Today is withholding the name of the officer concerned until the Army investigations are completed.
In the past, the Army has been unforgiving of any acts of personal misconduct by officers and soldiers alike. While there have been several dismissals from service and even imprisonment of soldiers 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 that carried out a beheading last year.
via India Today
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sodomy appears to all pervasive as there is a board of inquiry against a colonel in trivandrum for alleged sodomy of NCC cadets and other officials for its cover up
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