Lt Col Deepak Kumar Sharma, who was posted in Dept of Defence Production, is currently in CBI custody. His wife, also a colonel, has been booked but not directly linked to alleged bribe.
On Tuesday, as terrorists gunned down 26 people at Pahalgam’s Baisaran valley, an Army officer on vacation with his family sprung into action to save multiple other tourists.
12 officers have been accused by the Army officer of assaulting him and his son in Patiala. Fresh FIR was filed after his wife held a press conference demanding that the cops be named.
While police are quoted as saying that officer & fiancée created fracas & injured four police personnel, Army’s situational reports and his statement present a different picture.
One officer has expressed concern that one of the women might have been sexually assaulted, but she is yet to give her statement. 2 have been arrested, search for others is ongoing.
In Tehelka’s 2001 sting operation, 'Operation West End', Major General M.S. Ahluwalia, then serving in the Army HQ, was alleged to be a corrupt officer.
The schools will be provided with help in various capacities, including infrastructure development & logistics management, along with initiatives of the Army Welfare Education Society.
Addressing his annual press conference on Thursday, Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande said every force will have three categories of equipment – vintage, current and state of art.
In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.
Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance.
Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.
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