<p>Yet another case of indiscipline has hit the Army with a Colonel of the National Cadet Corps being allegedly assaulted by jawans in Batala in Punjab following which a court of inquiry (COI) has been ordered into the matter.<br /><br /></p>.<p>This is the second such incident in the last five days after jawans beat up officers in Meerut in Uttar Pradesh after an altercation during a boxing match there.<br /><br />Col B M Hansra, the commanding officer of the 22 NCC (Army Wing) unit in Batala, was allegedly assaulted yesterday by a Havildar after he was scolded by the unit officials for not turning up for duty in time, sources said.<br /><br />The Havildar is from the Sikh Light Infantry regiment and is on deputation to NCC. A COI, under a senior officer, has been ordered to investigate the incident, they said.<br /><br />On Thursday, two Majors and one jawan belonging to the 10 Sikh Light Infantry unit were injured after they clashed during a boxing match in Meerut.<br /><br />In the last couple of years, the incidents of face-offs between officers and jawans have gone up.<br /><br />On August 8, last year, jawans had agitated against the commanding officer and certain functionaries of the 16 Cavalry unit in Samba in Jammu region, while on May 10-11, 2012, a officers and other ranks of the 226 Artillery unit had clashed at the Mahe field firing range in Leh.<br /><br />On April 29, 2010, an altercation had taken place between an officer and a jawan of the 45 Cavalry unit in Gurdaspur.<br /><br />The army has already taken steps against its personnel in these cases and more than 200 officers and jawans faced disciplinary or administrative action last year.<br /><br />After incidents of clashes between officers and jawans, Army commanders were told by Army chief Gen Bikram Singh to have zero tolerance in such cases.<br /><br />The Defence Ministry has underlined that exemplary punishment should be meted out to the guilty to ensure "necessary preventive lessons" to the personnel. </p>
<p>Yet another case of indiscipline has hit the Army with a Colonel of the National Cadet Corps being allegedly assaulted by jawans in Batala in Punjab following which a court of inquiry (COI) has been ordered into the matter.<br /><br /></p>.<p>This is the second such incident in the last five days after jawans beat up officers in Meerut in Uttar Pradesh after an altercation during a boxing match there.<br /><br />Col B M Hansra, the commanding officer of the 22 NCC (Army Wing) unit in Batala, was allegedly assaulted yesterday by a Havildar after he was scolded by the unit officials for not turning up for duty in time, sources said.<br /><br />The Havildar is from the Sikh Light Infantry regiment and is on deputation to NCC. A COI, under a senior officer, has been ordered to investigate the incident, they said.<br /><br />On Thursday, two Majors and one jawan belonging to the 10 Sikh Light Infantry unit were injured after they clashed during a boxing match in Meerut.<br /><br />In the last couple of years, the incidents of face-offs between officers and jawans have gone up.<br /><br />On August 8, last year, jawans had agitated against the commanding officer and certain functionaries of the 16 Cavalry unit in Samba in Jammu region, while on May 10-11, 2012, a officers and other ranks of the 226 Artillery unit had clashed at the Mahe field firing range in Leh.<br /><br />On April 29, 2010, an altercation had taken place between an officer and a jawan of the 45 Cavalry unit in Gurdaspur.<br /><br />The army has already taken steps against its personnel in these cases and more than 200 officers and jawans faced disciplinary or administrative action last year.<br /><br />After incidents of clashes between officers and jawans, Army commanders were told by Army chief Gen Bikram Singh to have zero tolerance in such cases.<br /><br />The Defence Ministry has underlined that exemplary punishment should be meted out to the guilty to ensure "necessary preventive lessons" to the personnel. </p>