Land scam: Lt Gen Prakash may face court martial

Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 18:58 [IST]

New Delhi, Jan 27: Union Defence Minister on Wednesday, Jan 27, recommended a court martial for the Lt Gen Avdesh Prakash, who was implicated in the Sukhna land scam.

This is the first of its case that Central Government has intervened.

The latest update in the case comes after Army chief Gen Deepak Kapoor had only taken administrative action against Prakash.

Kapoor was accused of being soft on Prakash as he had just an explanation from him in response to the Army's court.

Kapoor had suggested court martial of Lt Gen PK Rath, another officer who was indicted.

He also submitted his action-taken report to the Defence Ministry Jan 11.

The scam came to light after the Army granted a no objection certificate to business groups and a private education trust to acquire a 71-acre tea estate adjacent to the Sukhna military station.

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Topics: ak antony, corruption, deepak kapoor, indian army

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naresh kumar 30 Jan 2010 03:58 am

Antony is doing what has not been done for decades. But should have. Corruption is not new to the Army. Previously,the reason corrupt officers like Lt.Gen SK Dahiya and Maj Gen. Swaroop - the two officers with the biggest corruption cases unearthed so far in the history of the Indian army - could even rise to the rank of general is because they always 'bought' their way through. Why was no action taken against them? It has to start somewhere. By supplying sub-standard food to the soldiers fighting the enemy and the bitter cold in the Himalayas, Lt. Gen Dahiya amassed tens of crores including houses and assets under the names of his children. What about the soldiers who died in the cold without proper food? Similarly by supplying sub-standard clothing and equipment, Gen. Swaroop was busy enriching himself. These officers are now enjoying their wealth in retirement - while so many widows are left to wail. More than 1500 soldiers have died in high altitude (previous 10 yrs) due to cold alone. Why then were these two officers not punished. Why did the govt not order a CBI inquiry when they bought homes abroad under the names of their children? While corruption elsewhere in the government is despicable too, in the Army it is of a different nature. In the cases of these two senior officers, so many lost their lives! Having served in Siachen in the past, I know how it affects the morale of soldiers deployed on the heights. Such officers should be punished even if their crimes were in the past - just like ex-IGP Rathore was. There have been numerous other cases where the Army has hushed up corruption. Gen. Kapoor was probably doing the same thing. Sometimes, it needs a civilian. Thank you Antony.