BSF foiled attempt to infiltrate 1000 Bangladeshis in West Bengal riots

 

How BSF foiled attempt to infiltrate 1000 Bangladeshis in West Bengal riots

A large group of Bangladeshi nationals were stopped from entering India by the BSF at the Cooch Behar border in West Bengal. The Guwahati Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday successfully foiled a large-scale attempt to cross into India from the Bangladesh border in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district. About 1,000 people, apparently Bangladeshi nationals, mostly Hindus, approached the border to seek refuge in India, according to an official BSF statement. The BSF responded quickly by coordinating efforts with the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) to ensure that these people were sent back, thus preventing any escalation.

The group had gathered about 400 meters from the fence near a water body in Bangladesh's Lalmonirhat district. "Bangladeshis had gathered at the border but none could enter the country as the border was completely closed. They were later sent back by the BGB to their country," said a senior BSF officer. Ikramul Haque, a resident of Pathantul in Sitalkuchi, Cooch Behar, West Bengal, said: "Around 9 or 9:30 am, some Bangladeshis gathered at the border and tried to infiltrate into India."

He added that many of them are still there. "However, the crowd has decreased a bit now. Their arrival in India suddenly is not possible. "There is a protocol for this. There is a strong presence of BSF," Haque added.

"The quick and decisive actions of the BSF, in coordination with the Indian civil administration, were crucial to maintain law and order and resolve the matter," the BSF said.