Retired Major Subhash Gawand, veteran of 1962, 1971 wars, passes away in Thane
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Thane (PTI): Major Subhash Gawand (Retd), a veteran of the 1962 and 1971 wars, passed away in Maharashtra’s Thane due to age-related problems on Thursday, his family said. He was 88.
A resident of the city’s Gawand Bagh area, he was commissioned into the 8th Battalion of the Mahar Regiment of the Indian Army in 1960 as a Second Lieutenant.
During his 22-year tenure in the Army, Gawand fought for the country in the 1962 Indo-China War and the 1971 India-Pakistan War, his daughter told the media.
"His post-retirement life was dedicated to instilling discipline and patriotism in the youth. He also founded the Jijñasa Sunday Military School to prepare boys and girls for the defence forces," she said.
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Two forest officials in ACB net for taking Rs 3.5 lakh bribe in Telangana
Hyderabad (PTI): Two forest officials were caught red-handed on Thursday for allegedly taking Rs 3.5 lakh bribe in Bhadradri Kothagudem district, the Telangana ACB said.
S Sujatha, Forest Divisional Officer, Bhadrachalam and B Krishna, Deputy Range Officer of Tegada, were caught by the ACB while they demanded and accepted an illegal gratification of Rs 3.5 lakh from a complainant at the Forest Divisional office, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) said in a release.
The bribe was demanded "for not registering cases against the complainant for allegedly causing damage to forest trees, while laying 2 km BT road from Pusuguppa village, Charla mandal in Bhadradri Kothagudem district to the Chattisgarh broder which was completed in 2025, and also not to disturb the complainant in his present and future works," it said.
The accused officers had initially demanded Rs 10 lakh bribe, and subsequently, on the request of the complainant, they reduced the bribe demand to Rs 3.5 lakh, the ACB alleged, adding that the tainted currency was recovered from the accused.
The accused officers performed their duties "improperly and dishonestly" to obtain undue advantage, the ACB said. The case is under investigation.
