HEAD CONSTABLE
Head Constable Vijay Bhan Singh Yadav served with the 117th Battalion of the Border Security Force at the India-Bangladesh border. On 17 October 2019, he made the supreme sacrifice in an incident involving cross-border firing near the Kakmarichar border area in West Bengal. His loss occurred while he was serving in a sensitive border sector where personnel were responsible for safeguarding the international boundary and responding to emerging security situations.
Contemporary reporting described an incident on the Padma River involving a BSF team and an Indian fisherman who had entered Bangladeshi territory. During the episode, personnel came under fire from members of the Border Guards Bangladesh. Head Constable Vijay Bhan Singh Yadav was struck by a bullet and succumbed to his injuries. Another BSF personnel, Rajvir Singh Yadav, was also injured but managed to return to the Indian side of the border. The incident brought into focus the dangers faced by border personnel while responding to situations involving civilians and cross-border movement.
The memorial supplied for this profile identifies Vijay Bhan Singh Yadav as a Head Constable of the 117th Battalion BSF and records his date of birth as 8 November 1968. It describes his sacrifice in the context of braving and retaliating against unprovoked firing near Border Outpost Kakmarichar. The incident illustrates how duties along an international boundary can escalate rapidly, placing personnel in immediate danger as they respond to developments on the ground.
Head Constable Yadav's martyrdom on 17 October 2019 was a loss for his Force and his family. His service required him to remain vigilant in a border area where even routine duties could bring unexpected risks. The circumstances of his death remain part of the record of the challenges faced by BSF personnel along the India-Bangladesh border.
Born in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, Vijay Bhan Singh Yadav is remembered for the sacrifice he made while serving with the 117th Battalion BSF. His name stands among the personnel who gave their lives in the line of duty, and his story deserves to be preserved with dignity as part of the history of India's border security forces.
