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Lt-Col Paddy Ankunda, a military spokesman, said the officers had been placed under “open arrest”, which will restrict their movements pending the investigation.
If the alleged racket is proven, it would underscore how embedded corruption is within a military infamous for taking the pay of “ghost soldiers” and money for helicopters which turned out to be junk.
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