Security forces thwart cattle-smuggling attempt at India-Bangladesh border
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Security forces thwart cattle-smuggling attempt at India-Bangladesh border

India Today  

Border Security Force personnel stopped a cattle smuggling attempt near the Chanakya Border Outpost in Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal on December 6. A group of 20-25 Bangladeshi miscreants was spotted 100–150 meters inside Indian territory, trying to take cattle from the Indian village of Singhpara into Bangladesh under heavy fog. The BSF used non-lethal methods, including stun grenades and Pump Action Guns, to deter the attackers. In self-defence, BSF personnel fired, and later a dead body was found on the Bangladeshi side of the International Border.

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Bangladesh's Border Guards try to stop the renovation of a Hindu temple in Assam claiming it would offend Bangladeshi Muslims
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Bangladesh's Border Guards try to stop the renovation of a Hindu temple in Assam claiming it would offend Bangladeshi Muslims

Op India  

Even as Hindu minorities in Bangladesh face the wrath of the Islamists, Hindus living in India also recently witnessed the Islamic supremacism currently gripping the neighbouring country. In a highly outrageous incident that violates international laws, a few personnel from Border Guard Bangladesh sneaked into India to stop the renovation of a Hindu temple, claiming that the sight of the …

Border tense as Bangladesh guards stop India from building fence
4 months ago

Border tense as Bangladesh guards stop India from building fence

Hindustan Times  

Personnel of the Border Guards Bangladesh stopped Border Security Force officers from building a cattle fence near the India-Bangladesh border in Coochbehar, north Bengal on Thursday evening, further straining relations between the two countries amidst the political turmoil in Dhaka. Border tense as Bangladesh guards stop India from building fence There was no violence, said people familiar with the matter, …

No gathering of people reported along Bangladesh border in 3 days, says BSF
4 months, 1 week ago

No gathering of people reported along Bangladesh border in 3 days, says BSF

The Hindu  

The Border Security Force has held 83 flag meetings with Border Guards Bangladesh in the past three days, in conformity with the directions of the Ministry of Home Affairs, to monitor the current situation in the neighbouring country, the BSF said on Tuesday. The BSF reached out to their counterparts in the BGB up to the company commander level, and …

11 Bangladeshis Held While Infiltrating into India, Border Security Reviewed: BSF
4 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
4 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
4 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 …

Bangladeshis gather at Indo-Bangladesh border amidst the ongoing attacks on Hindus in the country, seek to enter India
4 months, 1 week ago

Bangladeshis gather at Indo-Bangladesh border amidst the ongoing attacks on Hindus in the country, seek to enter India

Op India  

On Monday, August 5, Sheikh Hasina resigned from the post of Prime Minister of Bangladesh ending her 15 years in power. In the last couple of days, several visuals have come up showing Bangladeshis gathering at the Indo-Bangladesh border in a bid to enter India and escape the violence back home. #WATCH | Amid political crisis & violence in Bangladesh, …

Woman BSF constable foils alleged cattle smuggling bid near Indo-Bangla border
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Woman BSF constable foils alleged cattle smuggling bid near Indo-Bangla border

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: A woman constable of the Border Security Force foiled an alleged cattle-smuggling attempt near the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal on Wednesday, officials said. Officials said that the woman constable spotted a gang of six to seven suspected smugglers walking towards the border, following which she informed the patrol team and tried to catch them. “Meetings were held with …

BSF thwarts infiltration attempt by large Bangladeshi group in West Bengal
4 months, 2 weeks ago

BSF thwarts infiltration attempt by large Bangladeshi group in West Bengal

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Border Security Force on Wednesday said it thwarted a "significant" infiltration attempt by a large group of Bangladeshis along the International Border in West Bengal, amid an ongoing "high alert", announced due to turmoil in the neighbouring country. According to the statement, BSF personnel demonstrated "exceptional vigilance" and proactive measures and swiftly responded to these situations," ensuring …

Trade with Bangladesh remains suspended; BSF reviews operational preparedness along border
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Trade with Bangladesh remains suspended; BSF reviews operational preparedness along border

The Hindu  

Amidst ongoing unrest in Bangladesh, trade between India and Bangladesh remained suspended and senior officials of the Border Security Force on Tuesday reviewed operational preparedness along the border. The BSF DG has been visiting bordering areas in West Bengal for the past two days after the situation in Bangladesh turned volatile forcing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and leave …

Attacks on BSF personnel by criminals may be raised during Bangladesh talks
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Attacks on BSF personnel by criminals may be raised during Bangladesh talks

The Hindu  

India is expected to raise the issue of violent attack against Border Security Force personnel perpetrated by criminals along the eastern border in a meeting with Border Guards Bangladesh scheduled in Dhaka next week. According to data available with The Hindu, since 2018, as many as 204 BSF personnel deployed along the Bangladesh border have been injured by miscreants. BSF …

West Bengal: Two Bangladeshi smugglers shot dead by BSF in Nadia
1 year ago

West Bengal: Two Bangladeshi smugglers shot dead by BSF in Nadia

India TV News  

Two Bangladeshi smugglers were shot dead by the Border Security Force in West Bengal’s Nadia district, officials said on Sunday. The incident took place at the international border in Govindpur in the Krishnaganj police station area around midnight. A group of Bangladeshi smugglers attempted to sneak into India, at first, by cutting the newly-built barbed fence but when the BSF’s …

WATCH: BSF rescues 3 cattle from smugglers' grasp along Indo-Bangladesh border using night vision drone camera
1 year, 1 month ago

WATCH: BSF rescues 3 cattle from smugglers' grasp along Indo-Bangladesh border using night vision drone camera

Firstpost  

India shares a porous border with neighbouring Bangladesh. For several years, there has been reports of illegal cross-border activities Alert North Bengal Frontier has combatted trans-border crime as it successfully carried out a unique operation using night vision drone camera and managed to rescue three cattle from smugglers on the Indo-Bangladesh border. In a strategic & commendable move to combat …

West Bengal: BSF seizes 23 kg of gold from smuggler at India-Bangladesh border
1 year, 3 months ago

West Bengal: BSF seizes 23 kg of gold from smuggler at India-Bangladesh border

India TV News  

Border Security Force personnel achieved a significant success by thwarting a major smuggling attempt near the West Bengal border. The operation was carried out by vigilant jawans from Ranaghat border outpost in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. Acting on credible information, the security personnel intercepted a van on the Van Mode road, suspecting it to be involved in …

2 BSF jawans injured in attack by Bangladeshi villagers along international border in West Bengal
1 year, 9 months ago

2 BSF jawans injured in attack by Bangladeshi villagers along international border in West Bengal

The Hindu  

Two Border Security Force jawans were seriously injured and their weapons snatched after more than a hundred Bangladeshi villagers attacked them with sharp-edged weapons in a field along the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal on Sunday, officials said. “BSF jawans of border outpost Nirmalchar were on duty when they stopped Bangladeshi farmers from bringing their cattle to the fields of …

BSF personnel attacked after arresting wanted smuggler along Indo-Bangla border
1 year, 11 months ago

BSF personnel attacked after arresting wanted smuggler along Indo-Bangla border

Hindustan Times  

Four Border Security Force personnel were injured after they came under attack by miscreants when the troops went to nab an alleged smuggler in a village in North 24 Parganas along the Indo-Bangla border in West Bengal, officials said. The incident took place on Friday evening, and the miscreants also allegedly ransacked the Mamabhagina border outpost, officials said. BSF sources …

BSF Raising Day: India-Bangladesh Border Must Shed Its 'Dangerous' Tag Now
2 years ago

BSF Raising Day: India-Bangladesh Border Must Shed Its 'Dangerous' Tag Now

The Quint  

Comparative analysis of firing incidents along western and eastern borders reveals that the number of such incidents—excluding the incidents of trans-border/LoC firing—is much higher on the eastern borders. While the frequency of drug smuggling or attempts to assist terrorists crossing over to India on the western borders are sporadic, the crimes on the eastern border viz. Most firing incidents and …

6 Bangladeshi nationals, including 3 women, apprehended during infiltration attempt
2 years, 8 months ago

6 Bangladeshi nationals, including 3 women, apprehended during infiltration attempt

India TV News  

Highlights The Bangladeshis were apprehended while they were trying to cross over into India They were trying to cross over to this side at Ranghat and Jeetpur border outposts They were handed over to the Border Guard Bangladesh hours later at two border outposts The Border Security Force on Saturday apprehended six Bangladeshi nationals, including three women and a child, …

Cattle smugglers attack police in West Bengal's Cooch Behar, 12 cops injured
2 years, 11 months ago

Cattle smugglers attack police in West Bengal's Cooch Behar, 12 cops injured

India Today  

At least 12 police personnel were injured in an attack by alleged cattle smugglers in West Bengal's Cooch Behar area on Saturday night. The incident took place near the Indo-Bangladesh border in Mekhaliganj police station area of Cooch Behar. The police received a tip that cattle smugglers had gathered in order to cross the border in large numbers. In another …

BSF recovers crude bombs, narcotic drugs along Indo-Bangladesh border
3 years ago

BSF recovers crude bombs, narcotic drugs along Indo-Bangladesh border

India Today  

The troops of Border Security Force apprehended a person with two crude bombs and narcotic drugs in Assam’s Dhubri district along the Indo-Bangladesh border on Sunday. Acting on a tip-off, the BSF troops of Border Putpost Bhogdore under Guwahati frontier carried out a search operation in the bordering village Karimbasani in Dhubri and recovered two country-made bombs, prohibited cough syrup …

Two suspected Bangladeshi cattle smugglers killed in BSF firing near Cooch Behar border
3 years, 1 month ago

Two suspected Bangladeshi cattle smugglers killed in BSF firing near Cooch Behar border

India TV News  

Two suspected Bangladeshi smugglers were killed by the Border Security Force personnel near the border area in West Bengal's Cooch Behar. The BSF personnel spotted the men while miscreants from the Bangladesh side ventured into Indian territory and tried to smuggle cattle heads by establishing improvised bamboo cantilever. Then BSF troops utilised non lethal munition to deter the miscreants, but …

2 Bangladeshis killed during cattle smuggling bid along International Border: BSF
3 years, 1 month ago

2 Bangladeshis killed during cattle smuggling bid along International Border: BSF

India Today  

Two Bangladeshis were killed on Friday when the Border Security Force opened fire along the International Border in West Bengal's Coochbehar to thwart a cattle smuggling bid, a spokesperson said. According to information, the incident took place around 3 am on Friday when some "miscreants" from Bangladesh ventured into Indian territory and tried to smuggle cattle by "establishing an improvised …

BSF foils smuggling attempt at India-Bangladesh border in Bengal, 6 arrested
3 years, 2 months ago

BSF foils smuggling attempt at India-Bangladesh border in Bengal, 6 arrested

India Today  

The Border Security Force foiled a smuggling attempt at the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district on Saturday. During intervening night of 16/17 Oct 2021, the vigilant troops under the aegis of @BSF_Guwahati Ftr apprehended one Bangladeshi smugglers and seized 120 bottles Prohibited cough syrup in various operations on IndoBD border. @BSF_India@PIB_Guwahati#driveagainstnarcotics pic.twitter.com/jXvO5YONPD — BSF GUWAHATI October …

Border Security Force | In the line of defence, with growing powers
3 years, 2 months ago

Border Security Force | In the line of defence, with growing powers

The Hindu  

During the Kargil war in 1999, the Army and other intelligence agencies faced a peculiar problem. According to a book, BSF: India’s First Line of Defence, edited by Anirudh Deshpande, associate professor, History, Delhi University, the BSF Inspector “also helped in motivating local youths for working as porters” as large number of population had fled the area in panic due …

BSF lodges strong protest with Border Guard Bangladesh after attack on patrol
3 years, 3 months ago

BSF lodges strong protest with Border Guard Bangladesh after attack on patrol

The Hindu  

The Border Security Force has lodged a “strong protest” with its Bangladesh counterpart BGB after smugglers from that country attacked an Indian patrol, which fired in self-defence leading to the death of two miscreants along the border, officials said on August 30. However, they didn’t pay heed and attacked the troops resulting in grievous injuries to the Border Security Force …

BSF Hands Over Minor Boy to Bangladesh After He Crosses Border to Meet His Grandfather
3 years, 5 months ago

BSF Hands Over Minor Boy to Bangladesh After He Crosses Border to Meet His Grandfather

News 18  

A 12-year-old Bangladeshi boy was on Thursday apprehended by South Bengal Frontier of Border Security Force when he was returning through International Boundary after meeting his grandfather residing in West Bengal’s Murshidabad. This took place on July 22 when BSF troops apprehended the minor boy from the area of ​​Border Out Post Pirojpur when he was trying to cross the …

Chinese national held by BSF along Indo-Bangla border in Bengal - Here's the inside story
3 years, 6 months ago

Chinese national held by BSF along Indo-Bangla border in Bengal - Here's the inside story

India TV News  

The Border Security Force on Thursday arrested a Chinese National near border out post Malik Sultanpur when he was trying to cross the Indo-Bangladesh International Boundary in West Bengal illegally. On further questioning, he informed that when he went to his hometown in Hubei, one of his business partner namely Sun Jiang used to send him 10-15 numbers of Indian …

Transborder cattle smugglers assault BSF troops along Indo-Bangladesh border
3 years, 6 months ago

Transborder cattle smugglers assault BSF troops along Indo-Bangladesh border

India TV News  

BSF troops on Saturday sustained several injuries after they confronted transborder cattle smugglers along the Indo-Bangladesh border. BSF Troops on duty Saturday night detected movement of about 8 to 10 cattle smugglers. The smugglers were accompanied by the cattle and were approaching from the Indian side along the bank of Chhoti Jamuna river. BSF troops challenged the smugglers to stop …

No report of infiltration to India from Bangladesh, says BGB DG; BSF says 3204 persons were apprehended
3 years, 11 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, …

CBI summons 2 West Bengal Police officials in cattle smuggling case along India-Bangladesh border
4 years ago

CBI summons 2 West Bengal Police officials in cattle smuggling case along India-Bangladesh border

India Today  

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday summoned two officials of the West Bengal Police in connection with a cattle smuggling case along the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal. CBI has been investigating the cattle smuggling case where BSF has been involved along with state officials and even politicians. The entire cattle smuggling scam becomes important in the view of …

India Releases 2 Bangladeshi Policemen after Brief Detention for Trespassing Border
4 years, 1 month ago

India Releases 2 Bangladeshi Policemen after Brief Detention for Trespassing Border

News 18  

India has released two personnel of Bangladesh’s elite anti-crime Rapid Action Battalion after they were briefly detained for trespassing the border, after talks between two border forces, sources said here on Wednesday. “The two RAB personnel returned home last night following a flag meeting between the Border Security Force and the Border Guard Bangladesh,” a source familiar with the development …

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