Chandigarh: A lady medical officer with the Air Force has been found guilty of abetting the suicide of her junior who had accused her of harassment. Squadron Leader Dr Priya Jairaj.
Jairaj was tried on the charge of abetment of suicide under the provisions of the Air Force Act and the Indian Penal Code by a general court martial (GCM), will lose two years of seniority, a senior Air Force official of the 12th Wing said on Thursday.
The officer had also been posted to Bangalore, the official added.
Thirty-two year old Sergeant Srinivasan had committed suicide in September last year by hanging himself from a tree near the Air Force station here.
Police had recovered a suicide note from him in which he had accused his superior officer Jairaj of harassment, officials said.
Police had registered a case and booked the officer on charges of abetment to suicide. Jairaj is the second woman officer in the Air Force to be tried by a court martial.
Last year, the Air Force had dismissed flight Lt Anjali Gupta from service on charges of corruption.
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