Kolkata, Feb 14 (Reporter) BSF on Wednesday claimed that despite its best efforts, lives of four children who were trapped in trenches at Chetnagach village along Bangladesh border in West Bengal could not be saved. 'On February 11, a civilian named Ashirul, from Chetangach Village, visited Border Out Post Chetnagach on February 11 and expressed his desire to level the outer periphery of a tea garden with earth. He also requested to remove the earth by digging a trench near the Indo-Bangladesh Border Fence, the press release stated. "It is pertinent to mention that an Anti-Cattle Trench is dug at vulnerable patches along the Indo-Bangladesh Border Fence to stop cattle smugglers from smuggling the cattle from India into Bangladesh, as cattle smuggling is a big menace on the Indo-Bangladesh border. The same has been instrumental in controlling cattle smuggling to a large extent. Apart from BSF, the state government also provides employment to the border population by employing them to dig anti-cattle ditches under the MNREGA project, as BSF pointed out. "The Post Commander agreed to his request as it would solve two purposes, one, provide help to the needs of Ashirul and second, by digging an anti-cattle trench, would help in stopping the menace of cattle smuggling from that area as it is very much prone and vulnerable in terms of cattle smuggling", BSF maintained. However, after the digging work was completed with the help of a JCB excavator, some children playing inside the trench got buried when a side mud wall of the trench collapsed on top of them. BSF immediately responded by sending troops for the rescue operation and also promptly providing BSF vehicles for the timely evacuation of the children to the hospital; however, the doctor on duty pronounced them dead. BSF deeply mourns the untimely demise of the four children and stands in solidarity with the bereaved families in this trying time...////...