On June 8, three SSB 20th Batallion personnel - Head Constable Birendra Meena, Constable Vinay Mandal and Driver Yeshpal Singh were driving towards the company headquarters in Sitamarhi district in Bihar, near the Nepal border. When they reached Kuri Madan village in the district, a frightened villager stopped their vehicle and sought help.
"He informed our jawans that a local criminal had abducted a 15 year old girl - who is mentally challenged and deaf and dumb, and had taken her to the sugarcane fields," said Deepak Kumar, IG Operations, SSB.
At once, SSB Jawans rushed towards the sugarcane fields and rescued the minor girl from the clutches of the suspect, identified later as Bikau Singh Saini. They officials called the local police and handed him over. It turned out that Saini was a history sheeter with more criminal cases against him.
"The timely action of our men prevented rape and strengthened a sense of security among the villagers," said Kumar.
He added that jawans exerted a sense of humanity, irrespective of what duty they were officially assigned. "If all the forces, police start doing that, the crimes would come down," Kumar added.
The SSB, which guards 2450 kms border with Nepal and Bhutan, is thinking of rewarding the jawns for their act.
SSB's primary role is to guard and manage the international border. It is also the lead intelligence unit for Nepal and Bhutan borders and the coordination agency for national security activities.
Besides this, SSB undertakes construction of schools, buildings, toilets, roads under border area developmental plan. It also gives regular guidance and training to unemployed youth in general studies and physical training. In border villages, SSB teaches the border population the best agricultural practices, horticulture, pisiculture etc.
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