An Indian Army soldier has been arrested in Jharkhand after sexually assaulting a woman on a train. According to reports, the incident took place while the woman was waiting on a train.
The soldier is accused of dragging her into a compartment and subjecting her to sexual abuse. He has been identified as Ajit Singh, reportedly posted with the 42 Medium Regiment in Punjab. Local police have taken him into custody and opened an investigation into the assault.
The arrest comes alongside a series of other unrelated but serious criminal cases involving members and ex-members of the Indian armed forces.
In a separate development, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) detained an Indian Army officer, Lieutenant Colonel Deepak Kumar Sharma, along with Vinod Kumar, in connection with an alleged bribery scheme.
Lt Col Sharma is posted in India’s Ministry of Defense, and a corruption case has also been registered against his wife, Colonel Kajal, who is likewise associated with the defense establishment. Further details of the bribery allegations have not yet been made public.
Meanwhile, a former Indian soldier has been arrested near the Nepal border on suspicion of drug trafficking and illegal possession of explosives.
As reported from the border town of Raxaul, ex-serviceman Rajbir Singh was taken into custody after officials allegedly recovered about 500 grams of heroin and a grenade from him.
His associate, identified as Chirag, had previously been arrested with around 400 grams of heroin and a pistol. Investigators believe the two were operating a narcotics smuggling network in the area.