New Delhi, June 24 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to grant the relief of 'exemption from surrender' to an Indian Army Officer convicted in a dowry death case, despite his counsel highlighting the officer's service in 'Operation Sindoor', a recent military operation against Pakistan.

A Bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and K Vinod Chandran directed the officer to surrender within two weeks, rejecting the plea for protection from arrest.

The counsel appearing for the officer submitted that his client is a black cat commando in the Indian army who participated in Operation Sindoor.

However, the Court rejected his argument and stated that having served in Operation Sindoor doesn't give the accused officer any immunity from committing...