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Court of inquiry begins

Staff Reporter

BANGALORE: The proceedings of the court inquiring into allegations of sexual harassment levelled by Flying Officer Anjalli Gupta against three Indian Air Force (IAF) officers began on Monday.

According to the IAF spokesman, Wg. Cdr. V.M. Raghunath, the four-member inquiry team, led by Air Vice-Marshal V.R. Iyer, went through the documents related to the allegations. He told reporters that the proceedings of the team, which has two women officers of the rank of Squadron Leader and a male officer of the rank of Group Captain, would be held daily.

"This will be a fact-finding team. It will record facts, examine evidence and submit a report to the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the IAF Training Command," Wg. Cdr. Raghunath said. The team will take statements from the three officers and Ms. Anjalli, he added.

The general court martial proceedings against Ms. Anjalli on Monday were adjourned to Tuesday as she reported sick following nausea and vomiting since Sunday night. When she appeared before the court later, the prosecutor, Wg. Cdr. R.K. Dubey, produced a certificate of fitness issued by the hospital. The prosecutor, in his reply to Ms. Anjalli's objections to the seven charges against her, said the charges were not trivial, "but are far more serious in nature."

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