Seema Haider entry: SSB suspends head constable who checked bus

Central agencies told the SSB to ascertain how Seema Haider travelled through Nepal to reach Noida from Karachi.

Pakistan resident Seema Haider and her Indian husband Sachin Meena. (Express photo)

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The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), which is investigating how Pakistan resident Seema Haider entered India along with her four children, has suspended a head constable who had checked their bus at the India-Nepal border.

Haider, 27, got in touch with Uttar Pradesh resident Sachin Meena through a popular online game in 2020 before making the journey to India this year. Arrested by the Gautam Budh Nagar Police on July 4, she was granted bail by a local court that ruled she entered India to settle with her partner and not out of any wrong intention.

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Central agencies told the SSB to ascertain how she travelled through Nepal to reach Noida from Karachi.

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An SSB order, issued on August 2, blames a head constable at the Khunwa checkpost. “Head Constable Chandra Kamal Kalita, 43 Battalion SSB, Uttar Pradesh’s Siddharth Nagar, has deposed of having checked 35 passengers in the bus. He revealed that the passenger seat no 28, is found blank/vacant, the gender and age of seat no, 37, 38, 39 have mentioned as 14, 13 and 8 years, without mentioning their names, which reveals another lie and the subterfuge in claiming checking of all the 35 passengers as per protocol. Hence, he has failed to de-bus the passengers… and failed in his prime duty of safeguarding the security of borders and preventing unauthorised entry into the territory of India,” the order states.

The suspension is effective from August 2.

Mahender Singh Manral

Mahender Singh Manral is an Assistant Editor with the national bureau of The Indian Express. He is known for his impactful and breaking stories. He covers the Ministry of Home Affairs, Investigative Agencies, National Investigative Agency, Central Bureau of Investigation, Law Enforcement Agencies, Paramilitary Forces, and internal security. Prior to this, Manral had extensively reported on city-based crime stories along with that he also covered the anti-corruption branch of the Delhi government for a decade. He is known for his knack for News and a detailed understanding of stories. He also worked with Mail Today as a senior correspondent for eleven months. He has also worked with The Pioneer for two years where he was exclusively covering crime beat. During his initial days of the career he also worked with The Statesman newspaper in the national capital, where he was entrusted with beats like crime, education, and the Delhi Jal Board. A graduate in Mass Communication, Manral is always in search of stories that impact lives. ... Read More

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