Land case dents Army image, will act upon it, says Chief.

Army chief General Deepak Kapoor today said that the top priority now was to dispense justice but a CBI inquiry could also follow into the role of the land developer whose association with a top General came under the scanner. His first public comments on the Darjeeling land scandal reports the Indian Express

At a press conference on the eve of Army Day, Gen Kapoor said the Army would “look into the aspect” of involving the CBI to investigate the role of the land developer.

An Army inquiry into NOCs for transfer of 71 acres near the 33 Corps headquarters in Sukna found that Dilip Agarwal, the land developer, had close links with Lt Gen Avadhesh Prakash, Military Secretary, who has been indicted in the case.

While the inquiry stated the links between Agarwal and Prakash, it did not have the authority to investigate financial links or the monetary aspects involving the builder as he is not under the purview of the Army Act. Agarwal was questioned by the Army but the inquiry report said he was “protective”about his business dealings.