Agartala (Tripura) [India], November 4 (ANI): In a joint operation on Monday, the Border Security Force (BSF) and Sabroom Police apprehended eight individuals, including three Indian nationals and five Bangladeshi nationals, at Jalkumbha near Sabroom in South Tripura district. The operation took place around 2:40 pm.
According to the official statement, 'All the three Indian nationals were apprehended while crossing the border, and are residents of Baikhora, South Tripura district. All the Bangladeshi nationals are residents of village Jagannath, PS Ramgarh, Khagracheri in Bangladesh.'
A preliminary inquiry is underway. "BSF is maintaining a high level of alertness along the international border to prevent infiltration," emphasizing their commitment to border security" " the statement added.
Earlier on Saturday, The Border Security Force (BSF) apprehended five Bangladeshi nationals from two different locations in Tripura, a press release said. Upon receiving specific information at around 2.30 pm on Saturday, the BSF troops of BOP (Border Out Post) Kamla Sagar in the Sepahijela district, apprehended four Bangladeshi nationals while they were trying to enter into Indian territory by negotiating the IBB Fence.
According to the press release, three apprehended Bangladeshi nationals are resident of the Gopalganj district of Bangladesh whereas another listed Bangladeshi was facilitating the illegal crossing of those three Bangladeshi nationals and is a resident of Kasba, Bangladesh. While in another operation, a Bangladeshi national was apprehended by the BSF troops of BOP Samrupara in the Unakoti district.
He was a resident of the Netrakona district of Bangladesh. Additionally, the BSF troops in different operations foiled various attempts of trans-border smuggling along the Indo-Bangladesh border. They rescued 12 cattle and seized 900 kgs sugar and other contraband worth Rs 3 lakhs, the release said.
Also on Friday, the Border Security Force arrested two Rohingya migrants at the Karbook bus stand in the Gomati District of Tripura, while they were planning to exfiltrate into Bangladesh, an official release stated.Both the apprehended Rohingya illegal migrants are residents of the Rohingya Refugee Camp located in Cox Bazar, Bangladesh. Indian currency, mobile and UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) cards were recovered from their possession, the release stated. (ANI)
