Aaj TV English News - World https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:48:14 +0500 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:48:14 +0500 60 Serving Indian Army colonel accused of corruption worth billions https://english.aaj.tv/news/30332550/serving-indian-army-colonel-accused-of-corruption-worth-billions <p><strong>The Indian Army initiated an action against a colonel for allegedly committing financial fraud worth INR6 billion during his tenure as the commanding officer of a military intelligence unit.</strong></p> <p>The colonel served as the head of the 4 Corps Intelligence and Surveillance Unit (CISU) and has been accused of acts of omission and commission while hiring civilian vehicles for intelligence-gathering operations against Pakistan between 2019 and 2021.</p> <p>He is alleged to have made fake invoices and forged signatures on documents to show the hiring of civilian vehicles that were not actually utilised.</p> <p>Read: <a href="https://www.aajenglish.tv/news/30293724/indian-security-forces-register-alarming-suicide-trend">Indian security forces register alarming suicide trend</a></p> <p> <figure class='media sm:w-1/3 w-full media--right media--embed media--uneven'> <div class='media__item media__item--newskitlink '> <iframe class="nk-iframe" onload="setInterval(()=>{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)" width="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="height:400px;position:relative" src="https://www.aajenglish.tv/news/card/30326810" sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms"></iframe></div> </figure></p> <p>As he faced charges of corruption, the colonel accused the officers of Corps headquarters of misusing many assigned vehicles for personal use against policy. In his defence, he stated that his unit faced constraints in gathering intelligence with limited government vehicles allotted.</p> <p>The revelation raised concerns within the high ranks of the Indian Army as an inquiry report into the matter stated that fraud and corruption continue in the army.</p> The Indian Army initiated an action against a colonel for allegedly committing financial fraud worth INR6 billion during his tenure as the commanding officer of a military intelligence unit.

The colonel served as the head of the 4 Corps Intelligence and Surveillance Unit (CISU) and has been accused of acts of omission and commission while hiring civilian vehicles for intelligence-gathering operations against Pakistan between 2019 and 2021.

He is alleged to have made fake invoices and forged signatures on documents to show the hiring of civilian vehicles that were not actually utilised.

Read: Indian security forces register alarming suicide trend

As he faced charges of corruption, the colonel accused the officers of Corps headquarters of misusing many assigned vehicles for personal use against policy. In his defence, he stated that his unit faced constraints in gathering intelligence with limited government vehicles allotted.

The revelation raised concerns within the high ranks of the Indian Army as an inquiry report into the matter stated that fraud and corruption continue in the army.

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