Then a foreign secretary designate, was taken aback, when during a visit to Kathmandu, an Indian journalist queried him about incidents of misbehaviour by the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) towards ordinary people, mostly Nepalese. The journalist wanted to know if the Indian government was going to take cognisance of the incident. Menon, known for his cool temperament, silenced the journalist with a not-so-polite response. “You have made your point, but if you want to make a statement, face the camera and do so,” he said.Journalists may not have raised the issue with the authorities after that, but allegations of atrocities and misbehaviour by the SSB are routinely narrated by “victims” ordinary passers-by from both sides. The issue has figured in meetings of officials from both countries often, but has never been fully addressed. The matter is again being debated after an incident last week in which an ordinary citizen, Govinda Gautam, 32, was allegedly shot and killed by an SSB personnel in Kanchanpur district. -
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