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| 2004-11-27 |
| If all else fails, try plan "DumbAss" AN Indian army officer has been dismissed and another suspended after a court martial found they splashed tomato sauce on civilians to make them look like dead separatist rebels. An army spokesman said Colonel H.S. Kohli took photos of civilians covered with ketchup and posing as corpses and gave them to his senior officers as proof of separatist killings in the revolt-hit northeastern state of Assam. "The colonel tried to use the photographs to back his claim for a gallantry award and was subsequently tried and found guilty in a court martial," the spokesman said. "The colonel lost his job while a major who connived with him was suspended for five years." The fraud came to light when scrutiny of records following the colonel's claim for a gallantry medal showed no deaths ever occcurred. "It was indeed bizarre to find him trying to claim a bravery award for the kills, which in fact did not take place at all," the spokesman said. The colonel's dismissal, which local media reports dubbed the "saucy scandal", is the latest such incident to shake the Indian army. The Indian Press gets a 10 for originality Last May, India's Defence Ministry said Indian troops staged fake battles on the world's highest battleground on the Siachen glacier and made false claims about killing Pakistani soldiers in a bid to win medals. |
| Posted by:Poison Reverse |
| #3 What is it about these guys who fake their heroic deeds and ketchup? The parallels here are just ripe. |
| Posted by: 2b 2004-11-27 12:35:41 PM |
| #2 .com---LOL!! The Indian Govt. (very proud) does NOT like being embarassed so they will quickly nip this nonsense right in the bud. |
| Posted by: Poison Reverse 2004-11-27 11:54:10 AM |
| #1 Obviously, he used too much garlic. The crinkled noses of the "victims" was what gave him away... |
| Posted by: .com 2004-11-27 11:38:35 AM |