Two Army jawans were killed while three others were injured in militant firing from Pakistan side near Nangi Tekri, forward Indian post in Krishna Ghati sector of Mendhar tehsil, Poonch district, on Tuesday evening.
Defence sources maintained that at around 4.45 pm on Tuesday, the Army vehicle, in which these five jawans of 17 Mahar were travelling, was targeted by unidentified intruders by small arms fire, while it was passing through a stretch along Danar nallah in Krishna Ghati sector. In the assault, two jawans, including the driver and co-driver, died on the spot while three others sustained injuries after the vehicle turned turtle. the militants had entered the area, between the LoC and fence.
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Brigadier need not be jailed, says tribunal
New Delhi : A former brigadier, who was dismissed from the Army for illegal sale of canteen liquor, will not have to undergo rigorous imprisonment, as the Armed Forces Tribunal on Tuesday set aside the court martial order saying the punishment was “too harsh”.
The tribunal, however, upheld R.P. Singh’s dismissal from service and said that this punishment was sufficient.
A general court martial had ordered “cashiering and rigorous imprisonment for nine months” for Singh, former brigadier, in December 2003 on seven charges, including for his role in selling illegal liquor as commander of the Delhi-based 35 Infantry Brigade.
—PTI