On 20 August 2024, at a special court-martial convened at Fort Bliss, TX, SPC Suraj Neupane, U.S. Army, was convicted by a military judge, contrary to his plea, of one specification of assault consummated by a battery in violation of Article 128, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced the accused to be reduced to the grade of E-3 and to be confined for 30 days.