Rebuttal: Interview of Mrs Ranju Singh - Wife of Lt Col Dharamvir Singh
03 July 2018
Lt Col Dharamvir Singh posted at Dimapur was sent to Manipur on orders of the higher Headquarters on temporary assignment. On completion of the said assignment, Lt Col Dharamvir Singh was required to report back at Dimapur, his place of posting on being relieved by another officer.
Accordingly, on 29 Jun 2018, after the assignment of Lt Col Dharamvir Singh was over at Manipur, he was ordered by authorities to move back to the original place of posting which is Rangapahar, Dimapur by 1600h on 30 Jun 2018. He was provided with an official vehicle and a protection party to move on 01 Jul 18, this being a non Road Opening Day.
Movement of service personnel on a non Road Opening Day is protected by an escort party. The officer reached Rangapahar at 2100h on 01 Jul 18 and since then is discharging his bonafide military duties as per his official charter.
Mrs Ranju Singh, wife of Lt Col Dharamvir Singh reportedly reached the place of his temporary assignment on 30 Jun 18 without the officer having taken prior permission from concerned military authorities to bring family to the military station. The place being an insurgency affected area precludes stay of family members of service personnel outside the military station for security reasons, in this case being Leimakhong and Mantripukhri.
The contents of the media interaction by the lady of 03 Jul 2018 and the FIR are inconsistent and aimed at maligning the image of the Army for some devious purpose. The movements and whereabouts of Lt Col Dharamvir Singh have already been officially intimated to the Imphal (West) Police consequent to the lady lodging an FIR containing false allegations that her husband had been taken into custody.
The lady has herself admitted to have spoken to her husband on 03 Jul 2018 and that he is hale and hearty, doing fine at his place of duty.
It is not understood as to why Mrs Ranju Singh and her children did not accompany Lt Col Dharamvir Singh when he moved to his original place of posting at Dimapur for which an independent staff car with security was provided by the Army and instead she chose to stay back in the place where she herself claims to be unfamiliar with. The Army is not aware of her present location and has requested to the Police to locate her whereabouts.
It is not known with whom she is staying in civilian area and why. The Army is also not aware what could be the motives behind her unusual behavior or if there is some other angle to the episode including a possible family feud/ dispute which needs to be investigated.
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This Press Release was posted on July 04 2018
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