New Delhi: The Indian Army has sent home around 10 senior officers after they were charged with moral turpitude and graft cases.
“Sent Home'' refers to dismissing the officials with no pension benefits.
In an interaction with reporters, Adjutant General Lt Gen Ashwini Kumar before his superannuation said, “The Indian Army Chief was very particular on the matters of moral turpitude and corruption. I was asked to fast-track those cases and in the last two and half years around 10 officials were dismissed.”
Lt Gen Kumar had assumed the post of Adjutant General on June 30, 2017.
Recently, a Major General in the Assam Rifles in the northeast was dismissed and his pension was cancelled after he was charged with sexual harassment.
The Indian Army is governed by Section 45 of Indian Army Act 1950 which deals with unbecoming conduct of officers.
It says, “Any officer, junior commissioned officer or warrant officer who behaves in a manner unbecoming his position and the character expected of him shall, on conviction by court- martial, if he is an officer, be liable to be cashiered or to suffer such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned; and, if he is a junior commissioned officer or a warrant officer, be liable to be dismissed or to suffer such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.”
