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Woman army captain sacked over disobedience charges

Sunday, July 12, 2009, NEW DELHI: After Major Dimple Singla, a judge advocate general branch officer, who was tried on charges of corruption in 2006 in Chandigarh, a second woman officer of the army has been court-martialled.

A court of Inquiry set up by the Army, sacked Captain Poonam Kaur for levelling 'false' allegations of physical and mental harassment against her seniors. Captain Poonam Kaur of Kalka based ASC (Army Services Corps) battalion had accused her seniors, including her commanding officer, of physically and mentally harassing her over the past few months.

She was found guilty by a court of inquiry of disobedience, making false allegations against superior officers and leaking information to the media. In July 2008, Kaur alleged in that three officers of her unit, the Army Supply Corps (ASC), had sexually abused her and illegally confined her after she resisted their advances.

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