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CHANDIGARH: Acting on a complaint of a women Army officer alleging sexual harassment against her commanding officer (CO), the General Court Martial (GCM) assembled at Udhampur (J&K) on Thursday, directed to forfeit six-year service of the accused Colonel for the purpose of promotion and also sentenced severe reprimand. 

Orders were made by the GCM headed by Brigadier Arvind Datta of Northern Command of the Army after hearing the proceedings and arguments of complainant as well as the accused officer that were going on since July 21. 

According to the complaint, Col Anurodh Mishra of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering ( EME) battalion allegedly called the woman officer at his residence on the pretext of office-related instructions and misbehaved with her.