Indicted woman Army officer may be dismissed

A woman officer of the Military Intelligence corps is facing the prospect of being dismissed by the Army after being indicted by a probe for her alleged role in a botched up operation in Assam two years ago.
The 3 Corps Commander has given directions for summary trial of the woman officer of the rank of Captain in connection with the case where the 3 Corps Intelligence Unit raided the house of a private contractor, who had filed a case of dacoity against the Army personnel involved in the raid, sources said here.
The woman officer, who is posted at present in Rajasthan, may be dismissed from service for her alleged role in the whole episode, they said.

She has been charged with "omissions prejudicial to good order and military discipline" and not exercising proper "command and control" over the raiding party which conducted the counter-insurgency operation.
The botched up operation was used by former Army chief Gen V K Singh as the basis to issue a show cause notice to the then 3 Corps Commander Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag and put him under a discipline and vigilance ban.
The present Army chief had revoked the decision soon after taking over and cleared the way for Suhag to take over as the Eastern Army Commander.
The Guwahati High Court is hearing the case on a complaint of the contractor. A cell phone and a 7.65 mm pistol was also allegedly stolen during the operation.