The Army Chief decided to issue show cause notices to a top General and three other senior officers named in a land scam in Darjeeling.The four officers will be given 30 days time to show cause why action cannot be taken against them for issuing a No Objection Certificate(NOC) to a private realtor in Siliguri to purchase a 70-acre land adjacent to Sukna military station.Sources said the show cause notices will be issued in a couple of days.A top army officials said lastnight that a decision on possible further action will depend on the replies to the show cause notices.The officials said. Army chief Gen Deepak Kapoor issued the directions in this regard to Adjutant General Lt Gen Mukesh Sabharwal .Lt Gen Prakash, along with Lt Gen P K Rath, Lt Gen Ramesh Halgali and Maj Gen P Sen have been found "culpable" by an Army probe in the sale of the 70-acre land to a private realtor on the basis of a No Objection Certificate issued by the Sukna military station.
News On AIR | January 11, 2010 9:09 PM
Army Chief to issue notice to General, three Sr officers in Darjeeling scam