Wife of a sailor of the Indian Navy from the Eastern Naval Command, who had raised allegations of financial irregularities against his senior officers, on Saturday alleged that her husband was being illegally kept in a hospital in Kochi and efforts were being made to establish that he was suffering from mental illness.
Sunil Kumar Sahu, shipwright artificer at INS Kattabomman, Vijayanarayanam, in Tirunelveli, which comes under the Eastern Naval command, had allegedly raised allegations of corruption against his commanding officers. Sahu’s wife Aarti said he was locked up in a cell following this and brought to Kochi on October 23 and admitted at the INS Sanjivini in Kochi for treatment.