New Delhi, Sept. 14: A serving Major General was dismissed from service by an Army court after it found him guilty of molesting a woman officer under his command — the first such case in the history of the country’s armed forces. Presided by the Army’s 10 Corps commander Lt. Gen. R.S. Sujalana, the General Court Martial delivered its verdict against Major General A.K. Lal on Saturday at Bhatinda.
Major General Lal was serving as the 3 Infantry Division General Officer Commanding in Leh last year when Capt. Neha Rawat, made a written complaint against the two-star General alleging sexual misconduct under the pretext of conducting meditation classes at his residence. Major General A.K. Lal will lose his pension and ex-servicemen benefits, if the verdict is confirmed by Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor. Army sources said this is the most severe punishment handed to a serving general.
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