Lt Col court-martialled over inappropriate relation with woman clerk


New Delhi, Jun 8 (IANS): A Lieutenant Colonel, who was posted at the Indian Military Academy (IMA) Dehradun, was court-martialled by the Army after he was held guilty for having an 'inappropriate relationship' with a woman clerk at the academy, and donating sperm for her in-vitro fertility treatment.

The General Court Martial (GCM) of the officer concluded on Wednesday, where he pleaded guilty to all charges against him.

The officer has been awarded forfeiture of three years service for the purpose of substantive rank of Lt Colonel, three years seniority of rank and three years service for increased pay.

The GCM against the Lt Colonel commenced on April 11.

The Lt Colonel belongs to the Army Educational Corps. At the time of the incident, the officer was posted at IMA Dehradun.

The officer developed a relationship with the woman clerk working in the IMA. The husband of the female clerk is posted as Havildar of the Corps of Engineers. At the same time, the Lt Colonel was married and has two children.

During the court martial proceedings, it was revealed that the Lt Colonel had accompanied the woman on several occasions for her in-vitro fertility treatment and also donated sperm.

The woman filed a complaint with the police and subsequently with the Army authorities after the officer stopped contacting her following his transfer from the IMA.

The officer was given a chance to defend himself during the court martial.

The accused officer was defended by two defence counsel.

During proceedings, the Lt Colonel initially pleaded 'not guilty'. However, after the woman provided evidence, including Whatsapp chats and phone recordings, the officer withdrew his plea of 'not guilty' and pleaded 'guilty to all the charges'.

 

  

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  • real kujuma, kodial

    Sun, Jun 11 2023

    the only thing i did not like about this officer is that he pleaded not guilty first and then said yes to all charges...a military man should be honest...rest all is fine...two adults doing kusur pusur

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  • real kujuma, kodial

    Sun, Jun 11 2023

    what is wrong in this i do not know....he has donated his sperm on the request of the woman...it is quite natural for women to get attracted by cops and defence guys who are usually well built....utter nonsense

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  • Shital, Jabalpur

    Sun, Jun 11 2023

    The officer shouldn't be Court martialed ,as the lady wasn't minor and having an extra marital affair is not a crime in India nowadays.I know that an Indian Army Officer carries a huge responsibility and diginity of our country but he/she is also a human being and should be treated like wise. And how sperm donation is a crime?That lady has trapped the officer when her wishes were not met.

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