New Delhi: A senior Group Captain of the Indian Air Force (IAF) posted in the crucial Eastern Command that looks at China, has been removed from his current charge for allegedly harassing two women, one of them being the wife of a fellow officer.
Sources told NDTV that IAF Headquarters received complaints from at least two women who alleged that the officer had harassed them. A court of Inquiry has been ordered.
The Officer, sources said, will not continue with his normal duties till the inquiry is over and been has attached to the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
The accused officer was also decorated recently.
This is not first time allegations of harassment have been made against serving officers. The forces have a zero tolerance policy in dealing with cases of harassment and misbehavior. And, in the past officers have been sacked and in some cases even jailed for such offences.
Sources told NDTV that IAF Headquarters received complaints from at least two women who alleged that the officer had harassed them. A court of Inquiry has been ordered.
The Officer, sources said, will not continue with his normal duties till the inquiry is over and been has attached to the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
This is not first time allegations of harassment have been made against serving officers. The forces have a zero tolerance policy in dealing with cases of harassment and misbehavior. And, in the past officers have been sacked and in some cases even jailed for such offences.
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