Leh clashes: Army Major had approached police

The Major came to the Senior Superintendent of Police Vivek Gupta's office here with a verbal complaint about the brawl that took place in Nyoma, 150 kilometres from here on May 10-11, and also informed him about the alleged molestation of his wife by a Sepoy, official sources said today.

The sources said that the Major was advised by the police that any action could be taken only after the officer came through a proper channel or with a written complaint as the police would then have to investigate the entire case that took place during a firing camp in Nyoma.

 

When contacted, Northern Army Command spokesperson Lt Col Rajesh Kalia said he was not aware of any such development and declined to make any further comments saying an Army Court of Inquiry was underway.

The Major also informed police about the problems that he had faced during the clashes, which had left the Commanding officer of 226 Field Regiment Col P Kadam and four other jawans injured, the sources said. MORE