Army orders probe into alleged assault on woman officer

“The Court of Inquiry is on and we shall be sharing the details officially when the inquiry gets over,” Brigadier Raj Kumar,BGS (Intelligence,Western Command),said.

The inquiry was ordered after Lt Shivani Chib of the Judge Advocate General Branch alleged that she was assaulted by two officers—Major Abhijit Dutt of the Military Intelligence and Lt Col R S Punia,staff officer to Director General Resettlement in New Delhi—in the residential area of Western Command headquarters.

Shivani alleged that seeing the two officers following her,she took refuge in Lt Col Raj Mohan’s house. Lt Col Raj Mohan is an administrative officer in Western Command headquarters.

Sources in Western Command said Shivani has alleged that the two officers followed her into Lt Col Raj Mohan’s house and assaulted her,leading to a brawl in which the military police had to intervene. However,both the officers have denied the charges.

The Court of Inquiry is expected to conclude within a month.

Shivani was relieved of her Short Service Commission charge on August 31.