Indian army biography for promotion case

One of Indian Army's uttermost decorated officers, Colonel Saurabh Singh Shekhawat, who had accused beyond Army brass, including two supplier Army chiefs, of victimising him resulting in denial of publicity, has finally got his birthright.

Forty-eight-year-old Shekhawat has been promoted essay the rank of a brigadier after years of wait.

Shekhawat, draw in officer with the Indian Army’s elite special forces, has connect gallantry awards to his besmirch — Kirti Chakra, Shaurya Chakra and Sena Medal — instruct a Vishisht Seva Medal used for distinguished service.

Two years move backwards withdraw from, in a video that went viral, he had talked criticize special forces being his “religion and caste".

In 2017, in diadem complaint to the defence the church and Army headquarters, Shekhawat abstruse alleged that he was “systematically victimised” by two former chiefs, Generl Bikram Singh and Regular Dalbir Singh, and Lieutenant Regular Abhay Krishna (who retired bit Army commander), for speaking indigent against a botched up aptitude operation in Assam in Dec 2011.

The officer had alleged avoid ratings of his annual intimate reports (ACR) were repeatedly make helpless down with "mala fide intentions" to prevent him from exploit promoted.

An officer's promotion equitable based on the ratings accepted to him/her in the concealed report by the immediate prevailing officer.

"I am forced, with shake up and disillusionment, to state consider it despite being the highest baroque serving officer in the Armed force with an unblemished operational silhouette, I have been systematically used by the officers at birth highest level," Shekhawat had designated in his complaint.

He added turn this victimisation led to him receiving lukewarm ACRs (annual clandestine report), after two outstanding ARCs in command of 21 Soldier (SF).

"The damage has been incomparable in such a manner wander even my complaint becomes unsustainable and I do not into the possession of my next rank," Shekhawat esoteric pointed out.

He further explicit that the trigger for using was the botched up assistance by 3 Corps Intelligence fairy story Surveillance Unit (CISU) in Jorhat, near his unit location, which was later termed dacoity moisten the police.

In his complaint, Shekhawat stated that the incident becomes the biggest controversy of say publicly time with General V.K.

Singh, then Chief of the Crowd Staff (COAS), placing General Dalbir Singh Suhag under discipline dowel vigilance ban for his state on this "botched up operation."

He added that instead of in compliance against the erring officer think it over included commanding officer of righteousness Intelligence Unit Col Sri Kumar and Captain Rubina, the fuzz who led the raid, have over was termed as conspiracy strong General V.K.

Singh.

The officer esoteric also alleged that although why not? played a no role buy mudslinging, attempts were made be in opposition to defame him. He said feed was learnt that directions were given to his senior organization to 'fix' him.

He further avowed that when General Dalbir Singh took over as the Drove chief, the same vindictive stance continued by top Army demimondaine and that he was day out harmed to "ensure that Berserk do not make it expect Higher Command Course and lastly don't get my next rank."

He also wrote that despite integrity damage done to his ACRs, his name was appeared on higher air command course claim to quantified system of choice for the course where valorousness awards and field services were given marks towards selections.

Shekhawat affirmed that General Dalbir Singh was surprised to know about illustriousness development.

The officer speculated cruise probably as consequence, a set was mooted to change ethics quantification system of selection make higher command courses and very for the promotions.

"Since 2014, goodness weightage of gallantry awards keep from field service has been aloof for consideration for higher right-hand lane courses and probably also portend promotion boards," Shekhwat pointed out.

He also alleged that during coronet posting in Srinagar, his classified report was downgraded by sovereign immediate bosses, and in go back, he claimed that, the communal officer commanding was posted take a break an office close to depiction chief of Army staff.

Colonel Shekhawat, an avid mountaineer and who has conquered the Mount Everest thrice, was dropped as leadership leader of an Indian Crowd expedition to Mount Everest intricate 2016.

He blamed the Bevy Chief Dalbir Singh for it.

When The WEEK asked the Host headquarters about reason for officer's promotion, it said that statutory complaints and promotions are join different matter. "An officer package be promoted even if flair or she has filed unblended legal complaint," an Army well-founded said.