A Border Security Force (BSF) constable, who inadvertently crossed into Bangladesh while attempting to foil a cattle smuggling bid along the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district, was safely returned to India by Sunday afternoon, officials said on Monday.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has substantially raised the reservation for former Agniveers in the recruitment of constables in the Border Security Force, increasing it from 10 per cent to 50 per cent, as per a notification published in the Gazette.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday expressed her happiness and relief after Border Security Force Constable Purnam Kumar Shaw was repatriated from Pakistan to India earlier today.
BSF constable Purnam Kumar Shaw was released by Pakistan after being held since April 23. His return brought relief to his family. UP Congress chief Ajai Rai welcomed his return and said Shaw had suffered a lot. He also questioned PM Modi over US President Donald Trump's role in the ceasefir
BSF Constable Deepak Chingakham, 23, from Imphal East, Manipur, was killed in cross-border firing in Jammu and Kashmir's RS Pura sector on May 10. His family, while mourning his loss, expressed pride in his sacrifice for the nation. He had joined the BSF in 2021.
The Border Security Force organised the wreath-laying ceremony of BSF Constable Deepak Chingakham in Jammu, who lost his life due to cross-border firing from Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir's RS Pura sector on May 10.
Border Security Forces Constable Deepak Chingakham succumbed to injuries sustained in cross-border firing by the Pakistan Rangers in R S Pura, Jammu division, during the intervening night of May 9 and 10.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kalyan Banerjee on Saturday spoke to the Border Security Force Director General Daljit Chawdhary regarding the detention of BSF constable Purnam Kumar Shaw by the Pakistan Army and said that government agencies and officials are making every effort to ensure h