OROP veteran held for ‘cheating’

Gurgaon, March 11

The Gurgaon police arrested 75-year-old Wing Commander CK Sharma (retd) late last night for alleged misappropriation of funds of the organisation formed to spearhead the protest for ‘one rank,one pension’.An FIR was registered against Sharma, Maj-Gen Satbir Singh (retd) and Capt VK Gandhi (retd) on a magistrate’s orders after Lt-Gen Raj Kadiyan (retd) , chairman of the Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement, accused them of siphoning off Rs 14 lakh from the organisation between January and July 2013. All three were office-bearers of the organisation that was founded in 2008. The society’s account was maintained in a private bank. The arrest was made after his anticipatory bail application was rejected by the ADJ, Gurgaon. Sharma was the organisation’s treasurer. —TNS