Click to play videoNew Delhi: As if the embarrassment was not complete for the Army with three of its top generals being indicted in the Darjeeling land scam, one of the General's brothers has now told CNN-IBN that the Army Chief was well aware of what was going on.
"General V K Singh and General Deepak Kapoor are all well aware of what has happened. If the media looks into the details, they will know that these fellows have been aware of it. Yet, everyone is playing games as if nothing has happened. They are letting this tamasha (circus) go on," said Lt General P K Rath's brother, Pratap Kumar Rath.
A 70-acre area of land close to the Sukna military station is at the heart of the conflict and the allegations against the three top generals are that they paved the way for a No Objection Certificate (NoC) to a trust - Agarwal Geetanjali Education Trust - to set up an affiliate school of the prestigious Mayo College in the area.
An NoC is needed for any land usage close to a military station.
In his statement before the Court of Inquiry, Lt General Rath has not denied giving the NoC. However, his brother says, "What is being inquired into when not a single inch of land has been transferred to anybody during this period?"
Meanwhile, Mayo College in Ajmer has denied any plans of opening an affiliate in Sukna.
In a statement to CNN-IBN college authorities have said: "We do not know the Agarwal Geetanjali Education Trust and no one has been in touch with us."
The alleged fraud gets only more murky and many questions arise including:
- Did the Generals have anything to do with a private trust?
- Did they push for the deal?
- Why was General Avadesh's name a part of the trust brochure?
- Were the antecedents of the trust checked before the NoC was given?
Chief of the Army Staff, General Deepak Kapoor says, "It is only once the concerned authority approves the Court of Inquiry that we will think of what is to be done. It will come to me post that."
The Court of Inquiry report is now with the Eastern Army Commander even as the latest allegations by one of the general's family members is causing intense embarrassment to the men in uniform.
(With inputs from Jajati Karan)
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