GURGAON: The Gurgaon police have registered a case of fraud against three retired defence officers, including a retired major general, for allegedly siphoning off ` 14 lakh from the Indian Ex-servicemen Movement (IESM) — a society of defence personnel and their families and is involved in the ‘one rank one pension’ agitation.
The accused and the complainants are members of the IESM, the police said. The complainant Lt Gen Raj Kadyan, a resident of Sector 17A and chairman of the society, alleged that the accused had taken a lot of cash from the society funds between January and July 2013.
The case was registered against a major general , a group captain and a wing commander at the Palam Vihar police station on Monday on the directions of a Gurgaon court. Lt Gen Raj Kadyan (retd), chairman of the IESM, and the major general, who is the vice-chairman of the society, formed the IESM in 2008 and various other ex-servicemen groups also aligned with the organisation.
The society account is being maintained at a private bank in Sector 23A. Apart from the complainant, the accused were the other signatories for operating the account, the police said. According to the police, the funds in the account were contributed by officers and their widows. Inspector Sandeep Kumar, SHO of Palam Vihar, said, “We have registered a case and are conducting an investigation. No arrest has been made so far.”
The major general refuted all allegations. “These allegations are baseless and the account has been audited by an independent authorised accountant. We have worked as per law. Earlier, a lower court had rejected the case,” he said.