The regional bench of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) has directed the Uttarakhand Police to lodge an FIR against a man who served the Indian Army for 34 years, impersonating his brother. The imposter was exposed when he applied for getting his PAN linked with pension and so did his brother who had also retired from the Army. The case relates to one Narain Singh who got himself enrolled in the Army as Shyam Singh on November 30, 1982.

He joined the 13 Guards Battalion as a soldier. Singh retired on June 30, 2001 as Naik. He later re-enrolled in the defence security corps (DSC) on March 3, 2002 and was discharged on July 1, 2018 after rendering more than 16-years of service. With two retirements, he was eligible for two pensions. He had linked his permanent account number (PAN) and Aadhaar with his bank account while in the DSC service.