Tribune News Service,Bathinda, December 26

The police have registered a case of cheating against a Major deployed with the Army in Bathinda Cantonment and his wife for allegedly cheating a woman—also deployed as a Major— in the Army.The complainant is from Kota in Rajasthan.In her complaint to the police, the lady officer stated that Major Chand Singh developed physical relationship with her after promising to marry her. At the time of the incident, the Major was deployed at ‘Wireless Experimental Unit at the cantonment in Bathinda.Investigating Officer (IO) Charanjit Singh said initially, a case was registered against the accused Major and his wife at the Cantonment police station following a complaint received by the lady officer. The case, he said, was registered after the intervention of senior police officers and after completing the preliminary investigations in this regard.A case under sections 498-A, 406, 494, 376,493 and 496 of the IPC was registered at the Cantonment police station. No arrests have been made so far, the police said.

Army major booked for ‘raping’ colleague

BATHINDA: The Bathinda police have booked an army officer for allegedly raping his colleague on pretext of marrying her.

As per Cantonment station house officer Karamjit Singh the case pertains to 2009-2011 when the accused Major Chandan Singh and the complainant, also a Major, were posted in Bathinda.

“The woman, who is now posted at Kota, Rajasthan, alleged that the accused had solemnised a marriage with her in a temple,” said the SHO. Later, the:accused officer married another woman, says the complaint, The complainant has also filed a complaint with military authorities. Based on the ‘zero first information report’ by Kota police, a case has been registered against the Army officer and his wife, who is yet to be identified,” said the SHO. A case under Sections 376 (rape), 498 A (husband or relative of husband committing cruelty to woman) and 406 (criminal breach of trust) of the IPC was registered.