The police station is expected to provide the central anti-terror agency with a dedicated permanent establishment in the state.
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The West Bengal government has approved a proposal to set up a dedicated police station of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the state, state Urban Development Minister Agnimitra Paul said after a cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
The police station is expected to provide the central anti-terror agency with a dedicated permanent establishment in the state, which was earlier reliant on local police units in Bengal.
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In another development, the Bengal cabinet has also approved several proposals involving the permanent transfer or direct purchase of land for border fencing, border outposts and other security infrastructure along the India-Bangladesh border.
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The border districts where the land is being processed for handover to the security agencies include North Dinajpur, Nadia, Malda, Murshidabad and Jalpaiguri.
It has also been decided to hand over land to construct a new steel bridge over a river in Jalpaiguri requested by the Border Security Force (BSF).
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