Sukna land scam: Lt Gen Prakash faces court-martial

Former military secretary, Lt. Gen. (retd) Avadesh Prakash was found guilty in an alleged scam involving transfer of 71 acres of land next to Sukna military station in West Bengal. The senior most army officer faced a court martial on Dec 3, 2011 over his role.

Earlier, on Jan 2011, another senior army officer, Lt Gen PK Rath was also court-martialled in the same case. The scam dates back to 2008 when Lt Gen Rath transferred the land in Siliguri district of West Bengal with a No Objection Certificate (NoC) to a real-estate developer on the behest of Lt. Gen Prakash, leading to the army initiating disciplinary action against senior army officials. [Read:

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