NO RELIEF: Col Kohli had taken photographs of civilians splashed with tomato ketchup posing as corpses to stake claim for gallantry award.

No mercy on army men who fake kills: Govt

The Army had recommended to the Ministry of Defence that Col Kohli be reinstated with a five-year loss of service and a severe reprimand.

Army to recall 'Ketchup' Col, seniors let off

Col Kohli had claimed that he acted under the orders of his seniors.

No more faking. That's the latest order for the Indian Army from Army Chief General J J Singh.

The Army has said that it is moving away from the controversial kills and body count syndrome in evaluating the performance of its units.

The core values of discipline of the Indian Army, were challenged when a colonel was found faking encounters to win gallantry awards.

Retired Major General A Karim said that the incident was indicative of indiscipline and the quality of the officers in the armed forces.

A CNN-IBN special investigation shows how in the rush for gallantry awards, an entire chain of senior Army commanders lied and deceived the nation.