New Delhi, May 08: The expose of some army personnel faking border encounters on the world's highest battlefield, Siachen glacier today got murkier with reports that officer in the eye of the storm Major Surinder Singh had been recommended by his commanding officer for a Vir Chakra which was later GHT to be changed to Sena medal.
However, the move was nipped in the bud, when the commander of the 102 brigade, brigadier h s Bedi put his foot down and did not forward the medal citation to the higher command chain.

The brigade commander, in fact pulled up the Gorkha battalion commander for not informing him about the details of the Major's operational misdemeanors and recommended to his senior officers for action.

The 14 corp commander Lt Gen Arvind Sharma in his directions issued on February 3, on submission of the court of inquiry report has directed disciplinary action against both Major Singh for submitting false flim on fake kills, but also against Col K D Singh for failing to inform senior officers of the Major faking encounters.

The Corp commander also cited instances coming to light of the colonel creating unauthorized funds and taking blank railway leave warrants Bureau Report