A total of 112 Rohingyas among 744 infiltrators nabbed along India-Bangladesh border in 2023 in Tripura
1 year, 2 months ago

A total of 112 Rohingyas among 744 infiltrators nabbed along India-Bangladesh border in 2023 in Tripura

The Hindu  

A total of 744 people, including 112 Rohingyas, were arrested by the Border Security Force while they were trying to illegally enter India from Bangladesh through the International Border in Tripura, an official said on January 2, 2024. “This number was the highest in the last three years, with the BSF Tripura Frontier nabbing 369 infiltrators in 2022 and 208 in 2021,” he said. He said BSF personnel have also seized contraband items such as banned cough syrup, cannabis, Yaba tablets and brown sugar worth a total of ₹41.82 crore. “Over the years, the BSF Tripura Frontier has performed multifarious responsibilities in fighting insurgency, maintaining the border’s sanctity and preventing all kinds of trans-border crimes while working under adverse climatic conditions in remote and inhospitable terrain,” he added.

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BSF detains 13 Bangladeshis in north Tripura
3 weeks ago

BSF detains 13 Bangladeshis in north Tripura

The Hindu  

The Border Security Force apprehended 13 Bangladeshi nationals, including women and children, in north Tripura on Thursday. Troops of the 199th battalion of the BSF intercepted a couple of autorickshaws near the Samarupara Border outpost in Panisagar, North Tripura. The 13 Bangladeshi nationals were found travelling in the autos, accompanied by two Indian men who were also caught. The detention …

No marked increase in interception of undocumented Bangladeshis along border after regime change, data shows
3 months, 2 weeks ago

No marked increase in interception of undocumented Bangladeshis along border after regime change, data shows

The Hindu  

There has been no significant increase in the number of undocumented people intercepted whilst entering or leaving India on the border with Bangladesh following major political changes in the neighbouring country, government data of the past six years shows. Between August 5, when former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled to India, and November 27, a total of 1,393 Bangladeshis …

BSF apprehends four Bangladeshi nationals, two Indians in Tripura
3 months, 3 weeks ago

BSF apprehends four Bangladeshi nationals, two Indians in Tripura

Deccan Chronicle  

Agartala: The troops of the Border Security Force on Saturday apprehended four Bangladeshi nationals and two indians in three different incidents, a press release said. Three Bangladeshi Nationals were apprehended in West Tripura district while they were trying to infiltrate Indian territory by negotiating the Border fence: "On November 23, three Bangladesh nationals were apprehended by BSF troops of BOP …

11 Bangladeshis arrested in Tripura for illegally entering India
5 months, 3 weeks ago

11 Bangladeshis arrested in Tripura for illegally entering India

The Hindu  

A total of 11 Bangladeshis have been arrested in Tripura for allegedly entering India without valid documents, Agartala Government Railway Police said on Sunday. 21/09/2024, 11 BD nationals along with 03 Indian touts have been arrested from Agartala Railway Station. @Tripura_Police#SevaVeertaBandhutapic.twitter.com/WpVMEj02OL — GRP Tripura September 21, 2024 Acting on a tip-off, a GRP team nabbed the Bangladeshis at Agartala railway …

Seven infiltrators from Bangladesh held in Tripura
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Seven infiltrators from Bangladesh held in Tripura

The Hindu  

“Five Bangladeshis and two Rohingyas, who entered Tripura without valid documents, were arrested from two separate areas in the northeastern state,” police said on Sunday. “Acting on a tip-off, Government Railway Police personnel detained two persons from Agartala station on Friday,” a senior officer said. "Ramzan Ali and Azida Begum crossed the international border and planned to go to Kolkata …

11 Bangladeshis Held While Infiltrating into India, Border Security Reviewed: BSF
7 months, 1 week ago

11 Bangladeshis Held While Infiltrating into India, Border Security Reviewed: BSF

News 18  

Eleven Bangladeshi nationals have been apprehended while trying to infiltrate into India through the international border in West Bengal, Tripura and Meghalaya, the Border Security Force said on Sunday. The South Bengal Frontier of the force headquartered in Kolkata said in a statement that its Eastern Command ADG Ravi Gandhi chaired an operational conference on Saturday to review the security …

11 Bangladeshi nationals held while infiltrating into India: Border Security Force
7 months, 1 week ago

11 Bangladeshi nationals held while infiltrating into India: Border Security Force

The Hindu  

Amidst the political unrest in Bangladesh, the Border Security Force has started a special drive along the international border and apprehended 11 Bangladeshi nationals trying to infiltrate into India. For the past several days, crowds from Bangladesh have been seen along the border allegedly trying to enter into India following the unrest surrounding the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government. …

BSF thwarts infiltration bid, held 11 Bangladeshi nationals trying to enter India
7 months, 1 week ago

BSF thwarts infiltration bid, held 11 Bangladeshi nationals trying to enter India

India TV News  

Amid the unrest in Bangladesh, the Border Security Force thwarted an infiltration attempt on Sunday, apprehending eleven Bangladeshi nationals who were trying to enter India through the international borders in West Bengal, Tripura, and Meghalaya. The spokesperson said that the BSF is in regular contact with its counterpart, the Border Guard Bangladesh, to address mutual issues, particularly focusing on preventing …

BSF on high alert on India-Bangladesh border
7 months, 2 weeks ago

BSF on high alert on India-Bangladesh border

Hindustan Times  

Moments after Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stepped down and the country’s army, led by Waker-Uz-Zaman, formed an interim government in Dhaka, the Border Security Force has put all its posts on the entire 4,096-km-long border on “high alert”, people familiar with the development said. Officials added that the ministry of home affairs is closely monitoring the developments in Bangladesh …

11 Bangladeshi nationals including three minors held in Tripura: Police
10 months, 2 weeks ago

11 Bangladeshi nationals including three minors held in Tripura: Police

Hindustan Times  

Agartala: The Tripura police on Sunday said they arrested eight Bangladeshi nationals while also detaining three minors from two separate places in the northeastern state’s Dhalai district for allegedly entering the Indian side of the border without legal documents. The arrested persons have been identified as Mohammad Mamun Sardhar, Ruma Begam, Mohammad Rabin Sardhar, Mohammad Chan Miah Akhon, Mohammad Maharaj …

18 Bangladeshi infiltrators arrested for illegal stay in Thane, 3 from Tripura and 2 from West Bengal
2 years ago

18 Bangladeshi infiltrators arrested for illegal stay in Thane, 3 from Tripura and 2 from West Bengal

Op India  

The Maharashtra Police on Saturday, March 4 arrested around 18 Bangladeshi individuals including 10 women for residing illegally in the Thane district of Maharashtra. The police arrested the Bangladeshi individuals based on a tip-off that the individuals would gather to celebrate the marriage anniversary of one of them at a building in Navi Mumbai’s Ghansoli area. — Anshul Saxena March …

24 Rohingyas held in Tripura's Unakoti
2 years, 10 months ago

24 Rohingyas held in Tripura's Unakoti

Firstpost  

Acting on a tip-off, BSF intercepted three cars at Jiturdighipar check-gate on Monday evening, police said Agartala: Twenty-four Rohingya immigrants were detained in Tripura’s Unakoti district, police said on Tuesday. Acting on a tip-off, BSF intercepted three cars at Jiturdighipar check-gate on Monday evening, they said. In the course of the interrogation, three people showed their refugee cards issued by …

No report of infiltration to India from Bangladesh, says BGB DG; BSF says 3204 persons were apprehended
4 years, 2 months ago

No report of infiltration to India from Bangladesh, says BGB DG; BSF says 3204 persons were apprehended

India Today  

Director-General of Border Guards Bangladesh Shafeenul Islam said on Friday there is no report of any infiltration to India from Bangladesh. The Director-General of BGB also said anybody crossing the border without proper valid documents, "that is illegal crossing and both the border guarding forces of Bangladesh and India are vigilant and apprehended such individuals". However, the Director-General of BSF, …

No spike in arrest of infiltrators along Bangladesh border
5 years ago

No spike in arrest of infiltrators along Bangladesh border

The Hindu  

There has been no unusual increase in apprehension of illegal infiltrators along the Bangladesh border in 2019 compared to the trend observed in the past six years, government data in Parliament show. The number of illegal infiltrators apprehended by the Border Security Force came down from 3,426 in the year 2015 to 1,118 in 2018. In 2014, there was a …

30 Rohingya Muslims held on bus from Agartala to Guwahati; 31 others stuck near Bangladesh border handed over to Tripura Police
6 years, 1 month ago

30 Rohingya Muslims held on bus from Agartala to Guwahati; 31 others stuck near Bangladesh border handed over to Tripura Police

Firstpost  

Thirty Rohingya Muslims, including 12 children, were held along the Tripura-Assam border on their way to Guwahati from Agartala in a bus as BSF handed over 31 others who were holed up in Bangladesh border, to Tripura Police. Agartala: Thirty more Rohingya Muslims, including 12 children, have been apprehended along the Tripura-Assam border, taking the total number of those held …

India takes back 31 stranded Rohingya; BSF, Bangladesh Border guards stand-off ends
6 years, 1 month ago

India takes back 31 stranded Rohingya; BSF, Bangladesh Border guards stand-off ends

The Hindu  

India agreed on Tuesday to take back 31 Rohingya stranded on the International Border between Bangladesh and Tripura on Tuesday, and sent them to custody with the Tripura Police. The decision to take back the group of refugees consisting of 15 adults and 16 children including a 6-month old baby, who had been stuck in no-man’s land between the two …

BSF arrests 31 Rohingya migrants, hands over to Tripura Police
6 years, 1 month ago

BSF arrests 31 Rohingya migrants, hands over to Tripura Police

India TV News  

The Border Security Force on Tuesday handed over the 31 Rohingya Muslims, who were stranded on the India-Bangladesh border for three days, to the Tripura police, ending a standoff with its counterpart, the BGB, on the issue, officials said. Officials said that the border guarding force signed papers and handed over the 31 Rohingyas to the staff of the Amtoli …

Assam police apprehends 30 Rohingyas from Tripura border
6 years, 1 month ago

Assam police apprehends 30 Rohingyas from Tripura border

Deccan Chronicle  

Churaibari : At least 30 Rohingyas were apprehended by the Assam police from a Guwahati-bound bus in Churaibari village near the Tripura border. Meantime, 31 Rohingyas including 16 children and nine female are spending chill winter nights in the open sky for the fourth consecutive day at Rayermura under Amtali police station in the outskirts of Tripura capital Agartala. They …

Barred at border: record arrests of Rohingya in 2018
6 years, 2 months ago

Barred at border: record arrests of Rohingya in 2018

The Hindu  

Between 2015 and 2018, the Border Security Force arrested around 478 Rohingya along the India-Bangladesh border, with 230 held in 2018 alone. No influx Senior BSF officials operating along the India-Bangladesh border said the agency had apprehensions of large number of Rohingya trying to enter the country after August 2017, after nearly 7,00,000 fled Myanmar. “Because of the designated camps …

BSF doubles down on Rohingya
7 years, 3 months ago

BSF doubles down on Rohingya

The Hindu  

In mid-October, after the Supreme Court put on hold the Centre’s plan to deport the Rohingya, security agencies convened a high-level meeting to enhance deployment on the eastern border to stop the refugees from crossing over to India. A total of 167 vulnerable points were identified along the Bangladesh border, and additional forces deployed to detect and push back the …

BSF enhances border patrolling to prevent Rohingyas from entering India
7 years, 5 months ago

BSF enhances border patrolling to prevent Rohingyas from entering India

Op India  

The Central government, at least in its statements looks to have taken a tough stance on the whole Rohingya illegal immigration issue. Regarding this matter too the Central government seems to have instructed the Border Security Force to identify vulnerable spots along the Indo-Bangladesh border and prevent their entry into Bengal. On Friday, it was reported that India had stepped …

23 Bangladeshi nationals arrested in Tripura
9 years ago

23 Bangladeshi nationals arrested in Tripura

Firstpost  

Twenty three Bangladeshi nationals, including nine women and three children, have been arrested in Tripura Agartala: Twenty three Bangladeshi nationals, including nine women and three children, have been arrested in Tripura for illegally entering the Indian territory, police said on Thursday. “Acting on a tip-off, the police arrested 23 Bangladeshi nationals at Gandachara in northern Tripura late Wednesday. Later, a …

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