Indian soldier warns Modi govt of taking up arms against it

KARACHI: Tej Bahadur Yadav, a sepoy in India's Border Security Force (BSF) who a couple of months ago exposed corruption of senior army officers, has warned Modi government of taking up arms in case an inquiry was not ordered over his allegations.

Yadav issued the warning in his fresh video message on Wednesday. He said that complaints had been forwarded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister about massive embezzlement of funds by Indian army officials, but no investigations were held.

The disgruntled soldier is seen in the video giving a month's time to his government to order an inquiry. "If an inquiry was not ordered, I would take up arms. In that case, Narendra Modi would be responsible for the consequences."

Yadav, in his first video shot during his deployment in Indian-occupied Kashmir in January this year, had shamed the government of PM Modi by sharing the plight of troops serving at the border.

In the video shared on Facebook, Yadav revealed some bitter truths about the forces, alleging that the higher officials sell off supplies meant for troops, often forcing them to go to bed on empty stomachs.

Following circulation of the video on social networking sites, the BSF had dismissed Yadav in April on charges of indiscipline. He was then punished with relegation to a plumber's job.

However, the disgruntled soldier appears to have been reinstated as he is seen in uniform in his fresh video message.