A tense situation arose as 1,000 Bangladeshis gathered at the border of Bengal, but the BSF foiled their infiltration attempt.
A group of Bangladeshi nationals were stopped from entering India by the BSF at the Cooch Behar border in West Bengal.
Arpit Pattnaik
The Guwahati Frontier of the Border Security Force (BSF) successfully foiled a large-scale attempt to enter India from the Bangladesh border in Cooch Behar District, West Bengal, on Friday.
Approximately 1,000 people, reportedly Bangladeshi nationals, mostly Hindus, approached the border seeking refuge in India, according to a BSF official release.
The BSF quickly responded by coordinating with the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) to ensure that these people were taken back, preventing any escalation.
The group had assembled about 400 meters from the fence near a water body in Bangladesh’s Lalmonirhat district.
“The Bangladeshis had gathered at the border, but none were able to enter the country as the border was completely sealed. They were later taken back by the BGB into their own country,” a senior BSF official said.
