NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday stated that the state police pushed again 9 Bangladeshis and eight kids throughout the border within the early morning.
“Taking a agency stance in opposition to infiltration, Assam Police pushed again 9 Bangladeshis and eight kids throughout the border within the wee hours right now,” CM Himanta wrote on X.
On September 5, the authorities apprehended 5 Bangladeshis who have been making an attempt to enter Assam’s Karimganj district illegally, the Assam CM stated.
“Sustaining alert alongside the Indo-Bangladesh border, @assampolice managed to determine and push again Bangladeshi nationals at 00:40 hours,” the chief minister had then posted on X.
The BSF has intensified its vigil alongside the Indo-Bangla border within the northeast following the latest turmoil in Bangladesh, which witnessed the ouster of Sheikh Hasina.
Assam Police can also be on excessive alert alongside the border to make sure that no particular person can enter the state illegally, DGP G P Singh had stated.
With the Centre clear on not letting any refugees enter India within the backdrop of the unrest in Bangladesh, Border Safety Forces (BSF) manning the 92-km India-Bangladesh border alongside Karimganj district of Assam has stepped up its operations.
Safety has been tightened not solely by the BSF but in addition by Assam Police personnel, taking guard because the second line of defence.
With excessive alert indicators in place, 16 Battalion BSF has intensified its round the clock guard. Night time patrolling has been intensified and the land port of Sutarkandi for commerce and enterprise between India and Bangladesh, has additionally been closed.
