Tej Bahadur Yadav

New Delhi, February 9

The wife of a BSF jawan, who had gone public alleging poor quality food being served, today filed a habeas corpus plea in the Delhi High Court claiming that her husband was untraceable for the past three days.BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav had on January 9 posted a video on Facebook showing a meal box comprising a watery soup-like dal, which he said had only turmeric and salt and a burnt chapatti.He had said this was what jawans were served at mealtime on duty at places, including the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan, and that jawans often went to bed on an empty stomach.(Follow The Tribune on Facebook; and Twitter @thetribunechd)Pursuant to the video going viral on the social media, the Prime Minister’s Office had sought a detailed report.A PIL was also filed in the Delhi High Court seeking a direction to the government to depute higher officers to supervise cooking and its distribution.It sought a status report on the quality of food served to soldiers along the LoC. It had also directed BSF to produce the investigation report and the steps taken with regard to the allegations levelled.Now less than a month after the PIL was filed, Yadav’s wife has sought a probe into his disappearance as well as the recent rejection of his plea for voluntary retirement. — PTI