Bihar constables skip training after ‘sexual harassment’ by BSF official

Denying the charge of sexual harassment, Deputy Inspector General of BSF, Jammu, J B Sangwan — who rushed to the spot — said a probe has been ordered. “The Bihar Police constables who have gone back probably found the BSF training too tough,” he claimed.

Sources said that after training hours, the havaldar, an instructor at the BSF Training Camp, propositioned the constable.

As the word came out, the Bihar Police constables went on protest. Station House Officer (SHO), Police Station, Udhampur, Jagdev Singh said they rushed men to the spot on receiving reports of the protest.

“We spoke to the protesting constables and asked them to identify the victim,” he said. However, Singh added, they refused to produce him, only reiterating that they were going home, as they were being “harassed” by the instructor.

The SHO added that the constables didn’t lodge a complaint either, though they were told to do so against the BSF official who allegedly harassed them.

Sangwan told The Sunday Express that he doubted that the reported incident was the reason for the constables going home. They have informed the Bihar Police and a special team is arriving shortly to discuss the matter.

“We recently trained a group of constables from the Bihar Military Police. However, there was no such problem and they went back after receiving full training,” Sangwan said.