Agartala: August 01: As many as 10 people, including 8 Bangladeshi nationals, 2 Indian touts were apprehended today for infiltration, transborder smuggling, and facilitating illegal migration, Border Security Force (BSF) officials said on Thursday.
The detainees are Sahadat Hussain (28) of Chitagang, Trisha Akhter(19) of Mymensingh, Shapla Akhter(22) of Kishoreganj, Raju Ahmed(21) of Rajsai, Sukurdi Shek(38) of Rajsai, Md. Biplab (19) of Rajsai, Karim Shek (35) of Rajsai from Bangladesh and Ratan Paul (55) and Sukla Sarkar (28) of Sepahijala are the two touts .
The officials said that in order to prevent trans-border crimes and infiltration, the BSF beefed up troops on borders, especially in the smuggling and infiltration-prone areas, and inducted drones and state-of-the-art hand-held thermal imaging and surveillance. Amidst the ongoing violence in Bangladesh, the BSF is monitoring developments and maintaining coordination with the Border Guards of Bangladesh (BGB), said officials.commandant-level flag meetings and 150 company commander/BOP level meetings with BGB were held last month in addition to the IG BSF-region commander-level conference.
