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Women contingent of BSF deployed along India-Bangladesh border | | Following on the heels of other paramilitary forces,
the Border Security Force (BSF) recently deployed women constables at the border outposts in West Bengal along the India-Bangladesh border. The women contingent
of the BSF is well trained and comprises of 50 women constables, who are responsible
for patrolling, frisking and interrogating local women. Deputy Commandant of the
48th Battalion of BSF, Dinesh Kumar, said that earlier they had problems in frisking
local women living in Indian villages on the other side of the fencing. Speaking
to reporters here, Kumar said, “Many villagers have their fields across the border
fencing and many villages are also beyond the fencing at the border. Like, in
this area, six Indian villages are beyond the border fencing, so the villagers
and females frequently cross the border to visit markets. Earlier, we were unable
to frisk local women crossing the border, but women constables have been deployed
along the border to interrogate and question these women.” BSF was in need of
women personnel as it was impossible to detain women for physical checks. Simajit
Kar, one of the women BSF constables deployed in the region, said, “This is for
the first time that BSF women constables are deployed along the border. Lack of
women constables was the main problem here as men constables were not able to
frisk local women crossing the border. With the deployment of women constables,
now there is no problem in frisking and interrogating local women crossing the
border. Our duties include patrolling, frisking and checking. We also do patrolling
at night.” The initial recruits have the rank of a constable . Based on their
performance, the BSF will decide whether to induct more women personnel for the
border surveillance and inspection duties. BSF now has an armed women's wing.
It is hoped that deployment of women constables would help in checking cross-border
illegal activities . The area of responsibility of the women's wing is 50.52 kilometres
along the India - Bangladesh border, which had problems like cross-border smuggling
of drugs, arms and ammunition and cattle, and also alleged trafficking in women.
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