The Border Security Force (BSF) had dismissed three of its officers from service and transferred a dozen others since September final yr in reference to the trans-border cattle smuggling case, Special Director General of BSF Pankaj Kumar Singh mentioned on Friday.
“Three senior officers have been dismissed, 12 have been transferred. Every document and piece of information sought by the CBI has been shared (with it),” Singh informed reporters in Kolkata.
On the TMC’s allegation that the BSF was threatening folks in border areas to vote for “a particular party” within the upcoming Assembly polls, he denounced the declare as “not true”.
“Let me know the instance and person involved, we’ll take action. Till now, we haven’t been told anything. We are a professional force and don’t indulge in all this. Anyone involved in this will not be spared,” mentioned Singh, including that the BSF has zero tolerance to corruption.
BSF Commandant Satish Kumar was arrested by the CBI in November final yr after he was allegedly discovered concerned within the cattle smuggling case. The case uncovered a nexus between BSF officers, customs officers and racketeers.
