BSF nabs 7 B’deshi infiltrators, 3 Indian touts along India-Bangladesh border

Kolkata: The Border Security Force (BSF) said that it has successfully apprehended seven Bangladeshi nationals and three Indian touts in a meticulously planned and executed operation in West Bengal's Nadia and Murshidabad districts.

The Bangladeshis, all illegal immigrants, were allegedly trying to flee through the international border due to the ongoing nationwide operations to identify and detain foreigners living in India without valid documents.

"This was a major success. Troops of the 146 Bn BSF acted on reliable information about movement across the Indo-Bangladesh Border (IBB) which is already on alert due to the situation in the neighbouring country," said N.K. Pandey, DIG and spokesperson, South Bengal Frontier, BSF.

According to him, the operation started around 5 a.m. on Thursday after a patrol party from the Jalangi Border Outpost spotted a group of 6-7 persons attempting to cross the IBB.

Despite a swift reaction, only two persons could be apprehended. The others took advantage of the dense fog and rushed back to Indian territory. A search operation was launched immediately, but there was no trace of the remaining members of the group. Only three bags were recovered during the search.

"During questioning, the two confessed that they were Bangladeshi nationals attempting to flee India with the help of a tout from the Madhubana village on the Indian side of the IBB. There were five other Bangladeshi nationals in the group, they said. While this was going on, the mobile phone of one of the Bangladeshis started to ring.

"He was asked to receive the call and speak in a normal way. The call was from the tout who was aiding them in crossing the IBB illegally. The Bangladeshi was told to tell the tout that they had managed to escape and were hiding near the customs office in Jalangi. The tout turned up at the specified location and was arrested by BSF personnel already present there. A motorcycle and a mobile phone were seized," the DIG said. (IANS)

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