Three Indian army generals indicted in land scam

[Naveed Yaseen]

NEW DELHI: Three Indian Army generals have been indicted in one of the biggest corruption scandals involving 70 acres of land in Darjeeling (North Bengal), according to an Army Court of Inquiry (COI) report. The inquiry was conducted by Tezpur-based 4 Corps Commander Lt Gen KT Parnaik. The inquiry has unearthed that the three generals colluded to lease the land to a group of businessmen for a project worth Rs 290 crores in Darjeeling. They were involved in issuing a no-objection certificate (NOC) to a private education trust that falsely claimed to be establishing an affiliate of the famed Ajmer-based Mayo College. The army had initially refused an NOC for selling the land adjacent to the Sukna military station in North Bengal, but senior officers reportedly reversed the decision. Indian Defence Minister AK Antony had ordered the inquiry into the scam. Lt Gen Avadesh Prakash has been named as the biggest partner in the corruption. app

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