CBI might help Army to Investigate "Sukhna Land Scam"

CBI might help Army to Investigate "Sukhna Land Scam"

Mumbai: Civilian investigation agencies such as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) could be roped in to help the army better probe the Sukhna land scam, army sources said. The army is also mulling on sending two lieutenant generals to Kolkata to further probe the case. As reported by DNA

Sources said the eastern army command has asked for two lieutenant generals to start the summary of evidence against the just retired controversial military secretary Lt Gen Avadesh Prakash and the former chief of the 33 Corps, Lt Gen PK Rath.

The army headquarters is yet to issue formal attachment orders for the two generals, but sources said both would be attached to Kolkata-based Eastern Army Command.

Even as the formal orders are being awaited, sources said the Eastern Command, based on the communication from army headquarters, has requested for two lieutenant generals to carry out the summary of evidence. The two top army men will carry out the summary of the evidence of the two accused lieutenant generals separately. The accused may seek legal assistance throughout the process, army sources said.

Meanwhile, dependable sources in the defence ministry told that the army could possibly be seeking assistance of civilian investigation agencies to “wrap up investigation from all angles”. During the summary, the army would not only collect evidences gathered through the court of inquiry, but also look at all the other leads available. “This could even mean the money trail,” they said.

During the proceedings of the court of inquiry that had indicted both Prakash and Rath along with several other army officers, there were enough hints of money trail, the sources said. But the inquiry did not go into it because it was not tasked to do that.

“They have to build a watertight case,” the sources said.