74 armymen blameworthy of selling weapons
8 May 2012 3:24 AM GMT
Indian Army has found 74 officers ‘blameworthy’ in a case relating to sale of military weapons and administrative action has been taken against 33 of them, Defence Ministry told Lok Sabha on Monday.
In a written reply to the House, Defence Minister A K Antony said, ‘A case relating to sale of Non Standard Pattern (NSP) Weapons by Army officers and a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) has come to light. The matter has been investigated through a Court of Inquiry by the Army.’ ‘The inquiry has found 74 officers and a JCO blameworthy.
Administrative/disciplinary action has been taken against 33 officers by the Army,’ he said.
On steps taken to stop recurrence of such incidents, Antony said, ‘Standard Operating Procedure on disposal of NSP weapons has been revised to avoid recurrence of such incidents.’
Replying to a question on recent dispute over Annandale ground, he said the state government has been requested to maintain status quo till an alternative land is identified. Indian Army has been using the Annandale ground to conduct training exercises. The land was taken on lease from the state government in 1955 for 10 years which was subsequently extended upto 1982.
In a written reply to the House, Defence Minister A K Antony said, ‘A case relating to sale of Non Standard Pattern (NSP) Weapons by Army officers and a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) has come to light. The matter has been investigated through a Court of Inquiry by the Army.’ ‘The inquiry has found 74 officers and a JCO blameworthy.
Administrative/disciplinary action has been taken against 33 officers by the Army,’ he said.
On steps taken to stop recurrence of such incidents, Antony said, ‘Standard Operating Procedure on disposal of NSP weapons has been revised to avoid recurrence of such incidents.’
Replying to a question on recent dispute over Annandale ground, he said the state government has been requested to maintain status quo till an alternative land is identified. Indian Army has been using the Annandale ground to conduct training exercises. The land was taken on lease from the state government in 1955 for 10 years which was subsequently extended upto 1982.
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