Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday that the state police apprehended a Bangladeshi national and was sent across the border.
In a post on X, CM Himanta said, “In a successful pushback of an illegal infiltrator in Karimganj district, one Bangladeshi national was apprehended and sent across the border by Assam police.
The accused has been identified as Md. Arif.
“Our personnel are fully alert to thwart such infiltration attempts in the Indo-Bangladesh border,” the Assam CM added.
Earlier on October 9, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the Assam Police have pushed back a total of 128 Bangladeshi infiltrators in the last two months.
“128 Bangladeshis pushed back in last 2 months. Maintaining strict vigil along the Indo-Bangla border, @assampolice has pushed back 128 infiltrators across the border. The following persons have been apprehended in the wee hours. Babul Hussain, Sakib Mia. Good job Team!” said CM Sarma.
Earlier on October 2, the Border Security Force’s Meghalaya division caught five Bangladeshi nationals who were travelling in an auto rickshaw from the Dalu side towards Purakhasia, PRO BSF Meghalaya Frontier said.
“On October 2, a patrolling party of BSF observed an auto rickshaw halting some distance away from where the troops were performing duty. Five suspected Bangladeshi nationals got out and attempted to flee. The troops chased them and successfully apprehended them,” the BSF PRO said.
“It was later learnt that the Bangladeshi nationals came from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, where they were working in a garment factory and intended to illegally cross into Bangladesh,” the PRO added.
Later, the apprehended people were handed over to Police Station Dalu of West Garo Hills district.
On October 1, Assam police apprehended fourteen illegal Bangladeshi nationals in the South Salmara and Karimganj districts of the state.
The apprehended Bangladeshi nationals were identified as Md. Ariful Islam, Md. Monir Hussain, Mofazal Hussain, Md. Mizanur Rahman, Abyadullah Hassan, Ashraful Islam, Manik Miah, Nobi Hussain, Waliul Ullah, Hazarat Ali, Sofikul Islam, lland Furkan Ali and Mominul Haque.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said nine of them were found carrying Indian Aadhaar cards.
(With inputs from ANI)
