Tension grips Indo-Bangla border; BSF fires warning shots
27-May-2025 01:44 PM 6480
Guwahati, May 27 (Reporter) Tension gripped the Mankachar sector of the Indo-Bangladesh border on Tuesday morning after the BSF personnel reportedly tried to push back 14 Bangladeshi nationals who had entered the Indian side illegally. The incident took place at Thakuranbari area along the international border when the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) opposed the handover process of the 14 Bangladeshi nationals. The BSF had to fire in the air to disperse a crowd that gathered on the other side of the border. South Salmara district commissioner Rahul Kumar Gupta confirmed the incident and said that the administration was looking into the incident. Assam Police had recently intensified its operation against the illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in the state. Scores of illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators have been detained by the state police from different parts of the state for verification. A recent directive from the Ministry of Home affairs has asked states and UTS to book the undocumented illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar. The MHA has also issued directions to the DGs of BSF and Assam Rifles, the two forces that guard the borders with Bangladesh and Myanmar...////...
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