Rath acquitted of fraud in Sukhna scam

July 15, 2011 13:58

Just in: Lt Gen P K Rath acquitted of intent to defraud charge in Sukna land scam by general courtmartial.

The Eastern Army Commander, the convening authority in the 2008 land scam, had directed the general court martial to reconvene asking it to reconsider the first charge -- intend to defraud of which Rath was acquitted.

The GCM had on January 22 awarded a sentence of two-year loss of seniority and 15-year pension loss to Rath in the Sukna land scam after he was found guilty on three counts for "conveying NoC in the capacity of 33 Corps Commander to a private realtor for constructing educational institutions on a piece of land adjacent to the Sukna military station in West Bengal".

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