NEW DELHI – The Indian Army has punished a major general by dismissing himfrom service in connection with the sexual harassment of a lady officer inAugust this year.
A major general of the Indian Army is set to face a court martial forallegedly sharing pornographic clipslinkwithfemale cadets.
*“The officer was posted in the western part of the country where hisresponsibilities included looking after girl cadets of the National CadetCorps (NCC). During this posting, he used to share pornographic video clipswith the girls cadets”, Indian news agency ANI reported, citing Armysources.*
The girl cadets, who received the clips from the major general, complainedto senior authoritieslinkafterwhich a detailed enquiry was ordered into the case, sources said.
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*”The officer is due to retire soon but he will be attached to a formationapplying section 123 of the Army Act under which personnel can be triedeven after their retirement”.*
In May this year, the Indian Armylinkordereda court martial against two of its officers with the rank of major forallegedly having an “illicit relationship”.The Indian Army has strict disciplinary ruleslinkagainstcases of moral turpitude and adultery, Sputnik has reported.
