Assam Police have foiled an infiltration attempt along the India-Bangladesh border in Karimganj district in Southern Assam.
Amid growing security concerns along the Indo-Bangladesh border, Additional Director General (ADG) of BSF Eastern Command, Kolkata, Ravi Gandhi has embarked on a three-day visit to review operational preparedness in Guwahati Frontier’s area of responsibility.
A father and his four daughters were caught on Saturday attempting to return to Bangladesh through illegal routes. The daughters had been living in India with fake Indian identity cards.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Wednesday expressed grave concern over a sharp rise in infiltration from Bangladesh, linking it to economic collapse and widespread unemployment in the neighboring country's textile industry.
The Government Railway Police (GRP), Railway Protection Force (RPF), Border Security Force (BSF), and the Intelligence Division jointly detained three Bangladeshi nationals at Agartala Railway Station on Sunday afternoon.
The police have registered a case under Section 14 Foreigners Act as the five women did not have any valid documents to stay in India.
The infiltration bid in Krishna Ghati Sector was made on the night of June 14-15, confirmed the defence spokesman Lt Colonel Devender Anand.
Alert troops deployed on LOC in Poonch Sector observed a suspicious movement of a group of three individuals. At around midnight the group crossed the LOC and started infiltrating on to the Indian side.
A defence spokesman said that during reconnaissance of the area by Quadcopter, two bodies of infiltrators have been spotted.
As per Union Ministry of Home Affairs data, the total number of infiltration attempts at the Indo-Bangladesh border in 2021, up to 30 June, is 441.
