The National Security Guard – NSG – has rejected allegations of financial irregularities made by a former commando. It says, all gift cheques the force received for the 26/11 Mumbai operation have been accounted for and in case of personal ones, they were returned. NSG headquarters in New Delhi issued a point-wise rebuttal and clarification on the claims of former commando Naik Surender Singh, who had raised issues related to the management of cheques and awards bestowed on him and other ‘black cats’ for recognition of their services during the 2008 terror attacks.

The NSG said a number of cheques which were sent for individual commandos were, on the instructions of Home Ministry, returned with an appeal that these could only be accepted if they are issued in the name of ‘NSG welfare fund’.