BSF officials got to know about damage from media
In order to boost religious harmony, the Border Security Force (BSF) has decided to rebuild its constable Mohammad Anees’ house, which was burnt in the riots in North-east Delhi, and hand it over to him as a wedding gift.
According to a senior BSF official, Anees (29), who is presently posted at a BSF camp in Radhabari near West Bengal’s Siliguri will be transferred back to Delhi to be with family and prepare for his wedding.
Anees house in North-east Delhi Khajuri Khas had suffered extensive damage as it was burnt by rioters during the recent communal clashes. While his family members are safe, the house needs re-building and renovation work. BSF officials got to know about the damage to the constable’s parental house in Khajuri Khas from media reports.
Meanwhile, Pusphendra Rathore, the Deputy Inspector General (DIG), BSF, on Saturday met parents and other family members of Anees. “The BSF chief VK Johri has directed that all help be provided to the constable’s family following which we have decided to provide an assistance amount of `10 lakh to the jawan from our welfare fund,” said Rathore.
Also, the engineering wing of the force will rebuild the house within a fortnight, said the DIG.
“I think we should be able to put the house in good shape before April when the jawan is scheduled to marry,” he said, adding that it will be like a “wedding gift” to him.
“The BSF is a family and whenever a member needs help, all resources are put together for the task. We have requested the constable’s family to inform them about any other help they require. We are also posting constable Anees to Delhi very soon so that he can be with his family and also prepare for his wedding,” said the DIG.
The jawan had joined the 2.5-lakh personnel strong BSF in 2013 and officials said he did not mention a word to his seniors about the damage to his house in the riots.
Anees was posted to West Bengal after he completed a stint in the anti-Naxal operations grid in Odisha. His family is also very brave and composed. They were thankful for the help extended by the BSF to them and all they wanted was peace, brotherhood and normalcy is restored, another official of the force said.
The riots in Jaffrabad, Maujpur, Gokalpuri, Khajuri Khas and Bhajanpur in northeast Delhi have left 42 people dead and over 200 injured.
