Court-martialed Army officer reinstated after 26 years
The Armed Forces Tribunal has restored the services of Second Lieutenant SS Chauhan who was court-martialed in 1991 and imposed a fine of ₹5 crore on the Defence Ministry. Chauhan was earlier declared a deserter and mentally unstable. However, the tribunal observed that Chauhan’s seniors implicated him in false cases to ensure that a recovery of gold could be concealed.