New Delhi, August 12
Assam Police prevented the unauthorised entry of four Bangladeshis who were trying to enter India through the Karimganj sector of the India-Bangladesh border.
The individuals were identified as Motiur Seikh, Mushiar Mullah, Tania Mullah, and Rita Mullah.
Assam CM Hemant Biswa Sarma in a post said, “This morning at 1:30 am, Bangladeshi citizens identified as Motiur Seikh, Mushiar Mullah, Tania Mullah, and Rita Mullah attempted to enter India through the Karimganj sector of the India-Bangladesh border. However, police effectively intervened at the zero point and promptly repelled them, preventing their unauthorized entry”.
Director General of Assam Police GP Singh had said that a high alert has been issued along the Indo-Bangladesh border to ensure that no person can enter the state illegally, with BSF as the first line of defence along the border and the Assam Police as the second line.
Earlier, 11 Bangladeshi nationals were arrested while trying to infiltrate into India through the international border in West Bengal, Tripura and Meghalaya, the Border Security Force (BSF).
The border guards have thwarted a number of infiltration attempts and sent back thousands of Bangladeshi people over the last few days with the help of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at many points along the Bangladesh frontier.
Union Home Ministry formed a committee under the BSF Additional Director General (ADG) (Eastern Command) to look into the safety and security issues being faced by minorities in Bangladesh following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government.
The Assam Police has heightened surveillance along the India-Bangladesh border to prevent any unauthorized entry from Bangladesh.
