Corruption charges against defence officers
RAJYA SABHA
The list of senior officers in Defence Forces
facing charges of corruption and details of such cases, is given in enclosed
statement.
Indian Armed Forces are governed by
their respective Acts namely Army Act, Navy Act and Air Force Act. Appropriate
provisions exist in these Acts for taking action against Force personnel indulging
in corrupt practices.
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S No.
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Rank/Name
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Case detals
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1.
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Lt Gen SK Sahni, Major Gen BPS Mander, Brig
SK Handa Brig PS Gill
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A
Court of Inquiry instituted to look into irregularities in procurement of dry
rations indicted Lt Gen SK Sahni, Maj Gen BPS Mander, Brig SK Handa, Brig PS
Gill and six others junior officers for various lapses. The General Officer
Commanding in Chief (GOC-in-C), Western Command directed Disciplinary Action
against Lt Gen SK Sahni, Brig SK Handa, Brig PS Gill and three other officers
and Administrative Action against Maj Gen BPS Mander and three other
officers.
Lt
Gen SK Sahni has filed a writ petition against the Court of Inquiry. The
Hon'ble Court has restrained the Government to progress the disciplinary
action till the judgment in the writ petition. The Gen Officer has retired
from service on superannuation w.e.f. 01st Oct 2006.
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2.
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Maj Gen (now Lt Gen) SK Dahiya, Brig DVS
Bishnoi
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A
Court of Inquiry instituted to inquire into the alleged irregularities int he
operation of Meat Frozen Contract for Laddakh Sector in Northern Command
indicted Maj Gen (now Lt Gen) SK Dahiya, Brig DVS Bishnoi and three other
officers on various acts of omission and commission. GOC-in-C, Northern
Command has issued his directions. The officer has filed a WP in the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi, which is being contested.
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3.
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Maj Gen GI Singh Multani, Brig DS Grewal,
Brig G Illangovan, Brigadier Rajeev Devikar, Brig RS Rana
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A
Court of Inquiry had indicted Major General GI Singh Multani, Brig DS Grewal,
Brig G Illangovan, Brig Rajeev Devikar, Brig RS Rana and seven other
officers culpable of certain acts of
omission and commission in sale of liquor and financial irregularities
GOC-in-C, Central Command directed disciplinary action against the Gen
Officer and administrative action against remaining ten officers.
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4.
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Maj Gen (then Brig) KTG Nambiar, Brig (now
Maj Gen) Rana Goswami
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Based
upon the findings of a Court of Inquiry held to investigate the allegations
of various financial and other irregularities, GOC-in-C, Central Command
directed Disciplinary Action against Maj Gen (then Brig) KTG Nambiar,
subsequently promoted to the rank of a Maj Gen and Administrative Action
against Brig (now Maj Gen) Rana Goswami and two other officers.
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5.
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Brig SS Rao
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A
Court of Inquiry instituted to look into alleged incident of staging fake
encounters under Eastern Command, found Brig SS Rao culpable of abetting
staging of fake encounter by Commanding Officer of a unit. The GOC-in-C,
Eastern Command directed disciplinary action against the officer.
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6.
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Brig Iqbal Singh
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As
a result of 'Tehelka Expose', General Court Martial in respect of Brig Iqbal
Singh has been completed this year and he has been awarded the sentence to be
cashiered and to suffer vigorous imprisonment for two years.
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7.
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Commander (SD ME) CS Singh
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Commander
(SD ME) CS Singh has been charged for abusing his position as a Public
Servant, for commanding the making of false challans and for conduct
unbecoming the character of an officer.
The
officer has been sentence to (a) undergo rigorous imprisonment of 06 calendar
months, to be dismissed from naval service, (b) forfeit 24 calendar months
seniority in the rank of commander, (c) pay fine of Rs. 62,500/- and (d)
suffer consequential penalties.
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8.
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Commodore NMM Pandit
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Commodore
NMM Pandit has been charged for falsifying official documents, false
declarations, knowingly making fraudulent statements, abusing his position as
a Public Servant, possessing pecuniary resources disproportionate to his
known sources of income and for conduct unbecoming the character of an
officer.
The
officer has been sentenced to (a) undergo rigorous imprisonment of 18
calendar months, (b) dismissal from naval service, (c) forfeit 36 calendar
months seniority in substantive rank of Capt, (d) pay fine of Rs. 3 lakhs,
and (e) suffer consequential penalties involved.
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9.
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Lt Cdr (SDAE) MP Verma
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Lt
Cdr (SDAE) MP Verma has been charged for cruelty, conduct unbecoming the
character of an officer, abusing his position as a Public Servant and for
possessing pecuniary resources disproportionate to his known sources of
income.
The
officer has been sentenced to (a) undergo simple imprisonment of 12 calendar
months, (b) dismissal from Naval service, (c) pay fine of Rs. 6,91,700/- and
(d) suffer consequential penalties.
The
Execution of sentence stayed by Hon'ble High Court of Delhi.
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10.
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Cdr AG Gandhi
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Cdr
AG Gandhi has been charged for cruelty and conduct unbecoming the character
of an officer and for knowingly making a fraudulent statement.
(b)
forfeit 12 calendar months seniority in substantive rank of Commander and (c)
pay fine of Rs. 7870/- only and (d) suffer consequential penalties involved.
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11.
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Group Captain Shamsher Singh
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Group
Captain Shamsher Singh was tried by a General Court Martial a charge relating
to corruption.
The
General Court Martial awarded the following punishments:-
(a)
Forfeiture of seven years of service for promotion
(b)
Forfeiture of five years of service for increased pay.
(c)
Severe Reprimand.
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12.
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DIG SK Dey
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One
case of financial and procedural irregularities / misappropriation of funds
against DIG SK Dey has come to notice.
A
prima facie case was established against the officer and he was attached to
Indian Coast Guard Ship, Chennai for initiation of disciplinary action
against the officer. Before the disciplinary proceedings could be initiated,
the officer approached Madras High Court and obtained interim stay, which is
still in force.
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This
information was given by the Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a written reply
to Shri Amar Singh in Rajya Sabha today
SKS / RAJ
(Release ID :22538)