Women BSF constables deployed along Malda border

Statesman News Service

MALDA, 15 OCT.: For the first time the Border Security Force (BSF) today deployed female constables along the border in Malda and South Dinajpur. Six female constables have been deployed at Mehdipur border outpost in Malda and six others have been deployed at the Hili border outpost in South Dinajpur.

These BSF’s female constables were posted initially at the checkposts to carry out duty related to the land customs station and immigration checkposts centres and other related jobs in the International check posts in West Bengal.

Most of the constables were Bengali, with some belonging to the minority community and others residents of Murshidabad, Nadia and other districts.

The DIG Malda BSF sector, Mr PS Tomar said that the authorities will later deploy female constables in other border areas also gradually so that they could curb crimes committed by women villagers along the borders.

“At present six female constables are posted at Mehdipur and six others in Hilli of this region. The female constable have been deployed in other districts and other states as well”, Mr Tomar said.

After fresh recruitment the female constables would be posted according to the requirement along the border providing them with separate accommodation, a BSF official said.

Without female constables, the BSF jawans had to check women carrying many smuggling items including fake Indian currencies along the border.

Facing such difficulties the top BSF officials proposed to appoint female BSF constables along the border.