Troops from the North Bengal Frontier of the Border Security Force (BSF) have recently made several arrests along the Indo-Bangladesh border. These arrests were made during an Anti-National Thwart Operation conducted from March 14th to 20th.
The operation was led by Inspector General Shri Soorya Kant Sharma, keeping troops on high alert to stop any illegal activities like smuggling and infiltration.
In one incident, the 40th Battalion of BSF caught a Bangladeshi woman while she was crossing the border. Nothing illegal was found with her, and she was handed over to the Border Guard Bangladesh as a goodwill gesture.
Another operation by the 151st Battalion led to the arrest of Md Mostan Hossain, a 24-year-old Bangladeshi national, at ICP Fulbari. He was found with More than fifty thousand Bangladeshi Taka hidden in his empty truck. An Indian money exchanger involved in illicit currency exchange was also apprehended during this operation.
Md Mostan Hossain admitted to BSF that he entered India on March 19, with a truck full of Raw Jute. After unloading, an Indian money exchanger named Jibananda Goswami from Fulbari gave him fifty thousand Bangladeshi Taka to deliver to someone in Banglabandha, Bangladesh. Both the truck driver and the money exchanger were handed over to the Customs Station in Fulbari with the seized truck, money, and mobile phones for further legal action.
In a separate incident on the same day, troops from the 91st Battalion BSF apprehended Saharap Hossain, a 26-year-old Indian national, in Dakhin Dinajpur district of West Bengal. He was attempting to smuggle 50 bottles of Phensedyl from India to Bangladesh with a mobile phone. Saharap Hossain and the seized items were handed over to the Gangarampur Police Station.
These anti-smuggling operations were conducted across the North Bengal Frontier resulting in BSF seizing 39 cattle, 810 bottles of Phensedyl syrup, and other contraband items with a total value of More than twenty-two lakhs. These items were intercepted while smugglers were attempting to transport them from India to Bangladesh.