The move by the Border Security Force (BSF) has not been seen kindly by Yadav's family which alleged that the trooper was being "threatened and tortured mentally".
Rejecting Yadav's Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) plea, BSF said it has been "cancelled pending the Court of Inquiry (CoI) and finalisation of its recommendations".
"Cancellation of VRS was communicated to constable Yadav on January 30 evening only," BSF said in a statement while making it clear that he "has not been arrested" as alleged by the family.
Officials in the force said as per the laid down procedure under a CoI, all witnesses in a case are questioned by the probe team till the investigation is completed even as the trooper is also facing charges of indiscipline on various counts and hence in such a case the privilege of granting a VRS to an employee is disallowed.
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A video shot by Yadav had surfaced last month in which he complained about the quality of food and after it had gone viral, it triggered a flurry of reactions with the PMO also seeking a detailed factual report on it from the Union Home Ministry and BSF.
The border guarding force had also came out with fresh guidelines for maintaining high quality of food for its personnel after the video went viral.
Yadav, wearing camouflage uniform and carrying a rifle in the video, claimed that while the government procures essentials for them, the higher-ups and officers "sell these off" in an "illegal" manner in the market and the personnel have to suffer.
He had also posted other videos in which he claimed that the quality of food served was not good.