The Border Security Force (BSF) and the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) are making concerted efforts to foster stronger ties and ensure peace along the India-Bangladesh border.
A BSF jawan sustained serious injuries after being attacked by smugglers along the Indo-Bangladesh border early this morning. The incident occurred when constable Lalit Rout attempted to apprehend a group of smugglers near the border fence.
Intelligence agencies, both central and state, have been put on high alert in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, especially in the villages close to the international border, following inputs on fresh attempts by Bangladesh-based underground outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HUT) trying to infiltrate.
In a series of joint search operations, the Indian Army and Assam Rifles along with other security forces recovered 50 weapons, a large cache of ammunition and war-like stores from four districts of trouble-torn Manipur, officials said on Friday.
A minor girl from Dhupguri, who was reported missing, was found by the Border Security Force (BSF) in their quarters near Raninagar and handed over to the police on Wednesday morning.
These operations highlight the increasing vigilance of security forces in tackling cross-border movements, a statement said.
The Border Security Force (BSF), on Thursday, unearthed multiple ammunition dumps suspected to have been used by the Maoists for illegal manufacturing and repair of weapons in the Left Wing Extremism (LWE)- affected Malkangiri district.
The Home Minister also instructed the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to maintain close coordination with the Army and local police.
Tension escalated along the Indo-Bangladesh border in Malikpur, South Dinajpur, as Bangladeshi miscreants launched yet another attack on BSF personnel in the early hours of Wednesday.
The Border Security Force (BSF) today halted unauthorised construction within 150 yards of the zero line on the Bangladesh side of the Indo-Bangladesh border. A BSF Kishanganj sector patrol team spotted Bangladeshi nationals carrying out fortification work along the embankment of the Kulik River within the restricted zone.
