New Delhi: A woman Army officer who accused her senior colleagues of sexually harassing her has been dismissed after an investigation reported her allegations were false.
Captain Poonam Kaur was found guilty by a court of inquiry of disobedience, making false allegations against superior officers and leaking information to the media.
Kaur alleged in July 2008 that three officers of her unit, the Army Supply Corps (ASC), in Kalka city in Haryana had sexually abused her and confined her illegally when she resisted their advances.
The Army had rejected her allegations and claimed she had a “mental weakness”.
Kaur’s lawyer S K Agarwal on Saturday told CNN-IBN his client didn’t expect justice from the Army and a “victim” has been turned into an “accused”.
"This is the first case in the Indian Army that a victim has been made the accused. She was systemically victimised by the Army," said Aggarwal. 21 charges against her and 11 were dropped.
Aggarwal said the punishment was “too harsh” and his client’s allegations against her superiors were not investigated and “were put under the carpet”.
There were 21 charges against Captain Kaur and 11 were dropped, said Aggarwal.
(For updates you can share with your friends, follow IBNLive on Facebook, Twitter and Google+)
displayed with permission. Use of the CNN name and/or logo on or as part of CNN-IBN does not derogate from the intellectual property rights of Cable News Network in respect of them.