Border Security Force (BSF) constable Tej Bahadur Yadav, is a well known personality in the Internet World, for the past 3 months. He belongs to the 29th battalion. He became popular, once he released a video online, complaining about the bad quality of the food and near starvation of the soldiers in the border. The video was released in the month of January, 2017.
He is coming from a background of soldier family, where his elder brother, nephew are currently in the army and his grandfather was a freedom fighter in Netaji’s force. His online complain, has shook the whole India and there has been a widespread of public outrage, in reaction to the video.
The Home Ministry has also demanded a detailed report on the video released by Bahadur, claiming the poor standard of food. However, the army has already accused Bahadur, on being an alcoholic and indiscipline soldier. They have also claimed that he was court-martialed in 2010, for pointing a gun at a senior officer. Despite, all the rumours, his family stands by him and supports him in every situation.
Recently there has been rumours on his death and pictures of his corpse went viral over the internet. Following this, the BSF spokesperson said that he is unharmed and no harassment has happened against him. However, his wife Sharmila Yadav, filed Habeas Corpes plea to Delhi High Court, asking for the well-being of her husband, since there has been no contact from him for the past 3 days. And, they have granted 2 days permission for her, to spend some quality time with her husband.
Hindustan times has reported that, ‘His wife met him, presented him a new phone. Also, his movements are not restricted and no work has been assigned to him’. It also stated that ‘His voluntary retirement has been cancelled, since the ongoing inquiry has to come to an end’.
Tej Bahadur Yadav Biography:
- Name: Tej Bahadur Yadav
- Profession: Border Security Force Commanding Officer
- Location: Jammu and Kashmir
- Marital Status: Married
- Spouse: Sharmila Yadav
- Children: 1 Son
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