Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma informed on Monday that the Assam Police arrested 6 Bangladeshi nationals on the charge of illegally entering the Indian territory and handed them over to the authorities of neighboring countries. However, he did not mention in which sector the India-Bangladesh border was placed.
‘No place for illegal infiltration in Assam, strict vigil against infiltration attempts @assampolice nabs 6 Bangladeshi nationals and pushes them across the border,’ the chief minister posted on ‘X’.
There is no room for illegal infiltration in Assam
Strict vigilance against infiltration attempts, @assampolice 6 Bangladeshi citizens were arrested and pushed across the border.
🇧🇩 Mustafizur Rahman
🇧🇩 Cabo Cruz
🇧🇩Md Leylin Mia
🇧🇩 Sirajul Islam
🇧🇩 Saiful Islam… pic.twitter.com/TSm2u4qhgI– Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) December 22, 2024
Those arrested are Mustafizur Rahman, Kabbo Cruz, Mohammad Leylin Mia, Sirajul Islam, Saiful Islam and Muktar Hussain. More than 170 people have been arrested in Assam on charges of illegally entering India and being pushed to Bangladesh since unrest began in the neighboring country in August.
BSF has done it increased their vigilance Since the start of unrest in the neighboring countries along the 1885 km long India-Bangladesh border in the northeastern region. The Assam Police has also maintained high vigilance at the international border to ensure that no person enters the state illegally, Director General of Police GP Singh had said earlier.
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