Friday, 11 May 2012

Army orders probe into officers-jawans scuffle

New Delhi,May 11, 2012

The Army on Friday ordered a Court of Inquiry into a scuffle that broke out between officers and jawans in Ladakh.

“The situation is under control and a Court of Inquiry has been ordered into the incident,” Army spokesperson Col. Jagdeep Dahiya said in New Delhi.

The inquiry order came after the Defence Ministry sought a report from the Army on the incident that took place on Thursday night.

“A minor scuffle took place between the officers and the troops of a unit on the night of 10-11 May in Ladakh”, he said, adding

“a few minor injuries were suffered by the personnel”.

The incident took place at Nyoma — 150 km from Leh town, on Thursday evening.

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