Shillong: Lt Gen P K Rath, the senior-most serving officer to be convicted for corruption, was today given a sentence of severe reprimand and two-year loss of seniority by an Army Court Martial before which he broke down while the verdict was being pronounced.
Rath will also have to undergo 15 years of loss of service for pensionary benefits for being guilty in the Sukna land scam.
“To take rank and precedence as if appointment as substantiating Lt Gen bore date May 24, 2010, forfeiture of 15 years service for pensionary benefits and severely reprimand,” General Court Martial (GCM) Presiding Officer Lt Gen I J Singh said in his verdict.
The two-year loss of seniorty would mean that the officer who took the three-star rank in May 2008, would be now considered as being promoted as Lt Gen from May 2010 only.
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