ALL THE unit in-charges in the CRPF have been assigned a new task by the force’s Director General to identify personnel who take part in online gaming. The move is part of the CRPF’s measures to stop its personnel from losing money and entering into a financial crisis.
In a meeting on February 12, it was decided by DG, CRPF, Anish Dayal Singh to assess the impact of online gaming and other “risky transactions” being carried out by CRPF personnel and to take effective preventive action.
“All the unit in-charges in all the states have been asked to collect details of the number of personnel engaged in online gaming such as Dream-11, My-11 circle, Teen Patti, Junglee Rummy, Rummy Circle, etc, crypto trading, equity trading, loan taker other than banks, personal loan from banks,” a senior officer said, citing the DG’s directions.
In the meeting, which lasted around two hours, Singh also asked for suggestions on preventive measures to stop such “risky transactions”. He asked the unit in-charges to submit their response to his office. “After receiving the order, we have started finding out about all the personnel when we meet in chaupal. Also, we ask all the personnel to find out about online gaming habits of their colleagues,” an officer said.
Earlier, the Director General of Border Security Force had ordered collation of the details of its personnel with loans from banks or insurance companies, particularly the habitual bad hats, so as to keep a close watch on them and take strict action if they defaulted on repayments.
This decision to increase financial discipline among BSF personnel was taken after a jawan allegedly faked his death to avoid paying his loan installments. The constable, Amit Rana (32), was arrested in June last year. The BSF DG wrote to the headquarters heads that Rana’s case was taken “very seriously” as such incidents not only brought a bad name to the force but also had a bearing on its administration.