New Delhi: With four Generals coming
under cloud over alleged fraud in the sale of a civilian land
near Darjeeling, Defence Minister A K Antony today summoned
Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor for a meeting in which they
reportedly discussed the contents of the probe on the issue.
Antony, on his return from Hyderabad in the afternoon,
called for a meeting with Kapoor and the two were closeted for
about 40 minutes, Defence Ministry officials said this
evening.
"It was a closed door, one-on-one meeting," officials
said, denying knowledge of the meeting`s agenda.
Army military secretary Lt Gen Avadesh Prakash, Deputy
Chief of Army Staff-designate Lt Gen P K Rath, 11 Corps
Commander Lt Gen Ramesh Halgalli and Major General P C Sen
were reportedly found culpable for issuing a No-Objection
Certificate to a private institution, which falsely claimed to
set up an affiliate of the famed Ajmer-based Mayo College,
adjacent to Sukhna military station.
The Court of Inquiry into the fraud, which was
completed a fortnight ago, had submitted its report, on the
basis of which Eastern Army Commander Lt Gen V K Singh
reportedly made recommendations to Army Chief to initiate
strict action against these senior officers, who had a role in
the NOC episode.
PTI
