BSF jawan Tej Bahadur had alleged that the troops were being treated with "cruelty" because they were being served bad quality food and even slept on "empty stomach" at times.
Three weeks after the BSF jawan Tej Bahadur posted a video alleging that troops were being served bad quality food, his wife on Thursday claimed that he was being mentally tortured and his voluntary retirement had been cancelled.
Last month, a video by BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav complaining of the quality of food served to troops had gone viral, triggering a flurry of reactions, with the PMO seeking a detailed factual report on the incident.
"He (Tej Bahadur) managed to call up today using someone else's phone and told me that he was under arrest. He was being threatened and mentally tortured," his wife Sharmila told ANI.
Stating that she waited for him to come home on January 31 but he didn't arrive, she claimed, "He called up to say that he was asked to retire, but his retirement was also cancelled within one hour, and he was later arrested."
However, quoting sources, ANI said that Tej Bahadur had not been arrested. "Inquiry has found him guilty and disciplinary action against him recommended, but not approved yet," it said.
Earlier, Sharmila had backed her husband while asserting that what he did was not wrong as his intentions were to just bring out the truth. "What he did is not wrong... he showed the truth... he has just made a demand for good food and 'roti'. To say that he has a mental problem is wrong. If this was true, why was he sent to the border and put on duty? Why was he not sent for treatment?" Sharmila asked.
Earlier, the BSF had said that the jawan was court-martialled in 2010 for indiscipline and for aiming a gun at a senior officer, even as it assured of a thorough probe into his allegations. The force said that the soldier was allowed to stay on humanitarian grounds.
In a report to the Prime Minister's Office, the Home Ministry said that it had found no substance in the complaints about food put forward by Tej Bahadur, asserting "there was no widespread discontent" in constabulary over food.
Recently, another video showed Lance Naik YP Singh alleging "abuse" by his senior officers who he claimed often threatened him with the loss of his job if he did not follow their orders, which included polishing their shoes.
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