Army colonel caught with subordinate's wife while he went golfing

An Army colonel was caught with the wife of his immediate subordinate by the military police in Bathinda when the junior officer had gone out of town to play golf.

Indian forces have zero tolerance for officers who have extramarital affairs with other personnel's spouse and are invariably charged with "stealing the affections of a fellow officer's wife", a euphemism for adultery.

The case has come up in the 10 Corps headquarters in the Punjab city after which the Army ordered a court of inquiry where the colonel has been attached.

If found guilty he faces court martial as the force has become very tough in dealing with such matters, sources told Mail Today.

"The incident happened when a lieutenant colonel, who is a national-level golfer, had gone to play in Chandigarh for two days



and, in his absence, the colonel went to his official residence in Nilgiri Enclave at Bathinda military station," the sources said.

Soon after, a senior officer at the base was informed about the issue and he ordered the military police to carry out a search at the house to catch the colonel. "When the military police officials reached the house at around 3am, the colonel was found there in an objectionable position," sources said.

They added that the information about the presence of the colonel in his house was given to superiors by the lieutenant colonel.

The officer has now been attached to an artillery brigade where he would face a general court martial for the charge of stealing the affection of a brother officer's wife and conduct unbecoming of an officer, the sources said.