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NEW DELHI: An Army Colonel posted as the defence attache in Afghanistan is now facing a probe after being repatriated a few months after two pistols were allegedly found in his possession during a security check at the Kabul airport.
Officials from the external affairs and defence ministries were tight-lipped about the curious case, but sources said the Colonel (name being withheld) has been "attached" to the Delhi Area while preliminary investigations are in progress.
"The charges levelled against the Colonel have not been substantiated yet," said a source.
Interestingly, the Colonel's brother, along with former Army chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag, had earlier faced a frontal attack by former Army chief V K Singh, now a minister of state for external affairs.
Just before he retired as Army chief in May 2012, Singh had imposed a discipline and vigilance (DV) promotion ban on Suhag, then a Lt-General commanding the 3 Corps at Dimapur.
Singh had charged Suhag with "abdicating responsibility" in handling a botched operation by an intelligence and surveillance unit led by the Colonel's elder brother.
But after General Bikram Singh (Retd) took over as Army chief from V K Singh, he lifted the ban on Suhag, paving the way for his eventual appointment as chief in July 2014.
The Colonel was allegedly carrying the pistols in his hand-baggage when they were detected during the security check at the Kabul airport in August 2016.
"It's normal for military officers to carry weapons in Afghanistan. But now, following a complaint, he has been called back , and initial investigations are in progress," said a source.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...hanistan-repatriated/articleshow/58250900.cms
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