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Assam Rifles chief spent govt funds on wife - The Times of India
The Army headquarters wants to conduct a formal inquiry against the Director General of Assam Rifles after evidence emerged that he spent regimental funds of the paramilitary force on his wife's clothing, hair dressing, gifts etc.
Sources said Army chief Gen V K Singh has written to home secretary R K Singh demanding the repatriation of Lt Gen Rameshwar Roy, a serving Army officer who is now heading Assam Rifles, which is a paramilitary force under the home ministry.
Sources said Army headquarters has documentary evidence showing that Lt Gen Roy spent at least Rs 23,000 of regimental funds of Assam Rifles for personal expenses, especially for his wife. "It doesn't matter how much is the money, but misuse of regimental fund is a very serious issue," a senior officer said.
The Army received photocopies of documents showing payments made mostly for his wife's personal expenditure, a source said. Preliminary inquiries have established veracity of the documents, he added. If the home ministry repatriates him, then Lt Gen Roy will first face a court of inquiry constituted by the Army, at one of its commands.
If Lt Gen Roy faces disciplinary action, then he would be the latest among a string of senior officials to face inquiry, or disciplinary action, in recent years. Senior Army officers have already faced, or are facing, disciplinary proceedings in Adarsh and Sukhna scams, and several other scandals.
The Army headquarters wants to conduct a formal inquiry against the Director General of Assam Rifles after evidence emerged that he spent regimental funds of the paramilitary force on his wife's clothing, hair dressing, gifts etc.
Sources said Army chief Gen V K Singh has written to home secretary R K Singh demanding the repatriation of Lt Gen Rameshwar Roy, a serving Army officer who is now heading Assam Rifles, which is a paramilitary force under the home ministry.
Sources said Army headquarters has documentary evidence showing that Lt Gen Roy spent at least Rs 23,000 of regimental funds of Assam Rifles for personal expenses, especially for his wife. "It doesn't matter how much is the money, but misuse of regimental fund is a very serious issue," a senior officer said.
The Army received photocopies of documents showing payments made mostly for his wife's personal expenditure, a source said. Preliminary inquiries have established veracity of the documents, he added. If the home ministry repatriates him, then Lt Gen Roy will first face a court of inquiry constituted by the Army, at one of its commands.
If Lt Gen Roy faces disciplinary action, then he would be the latest among a string of senior officials to face inquiry, or disciplinary action, in recent years. Senior Army officers have already faced, or are facing, disciplinary proceedings in Adarsh and Sukhna scams, and several other scandals.
