The BSF thwarted a major infiltration bid by a group of Bangladesh nationals as it fired one round of non-lethal ammunition in the forward area of Khowai district in Tripura on Monday (August 12), a spokesperson said. A group of 12-15 Bangladeshi nationals were attempting to take advantage of inclement weather and poor visibility in the area during the day and tried to cross over from the area of the district's Paharmura border post, he said.
"On being challenged by BSF (Border Security Force) troops, they tried to negotiate the border fencing forcefully. To prevent the infiltration attempt, one round of pump action gun was fired following which the group of Bangladeshis fled towards Bangladeshi territory," the spokesperson for the force's Tripura frontier said.
"The alertness of BSF troops managed to prevent a major incident of infiltration," the spokesperson added.
Keeping in mind the ongoing unrest and law and order situation in Bangladesh, the BSF has intensified surveillance and domination along the border, he further said.
One Bangladeshi smuggler killed
One Bangladeshi smuggler was neutralised in a retaliatory self-defence fire by the Border Security Force (BSF) following an attack by a group of his associates armed with sharp-edged weapons along the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's Malda district, the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) said.
The incident occurred on the night of August 11-12 when the group of smugglers attacked the BSF troops from the Chandnichak Border Outpost of the 115th Battalion under the force's South Bengal Frontier.
The BSF guards 856 kilometres out of the overall 4,096-kilometre India-Bangladesh international border in Tripura and the force is on a "high alert" all along this eastern frontier since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government in Dhaka.
More than 230 people were killed in Bangladesh in incidents of violence that erupted across the country following the fall of the Hasina government last week, taking the death toll to 560 since the anti-quota protests first started in mid-July.
(With inputs from agencies)
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