Amit Shah to begin three-day Bengal tour from Siliguri, border security in focus
The visit is significant as the Union Home Minister will directly interact with Border Security Force (BSF) personnel deployed on the international border.
The visit is significant as the Union Home Minister will directly interact with Border Security Force (BSF) personnel deployed on the international border.
West Bengal shares an international border of approximately 2,216 kilometres with Bangladesh, the longest border shared by any Indian state.
According to local sources, Border Security Force (BSF) personnel allegedly attempted to push back a group of individuals trying to infiltrate into the country through the Sukhdevpur border.
"A force synonymous with fiery patriotism, the BSF has always upheld the honour of the nation and shielded the well-being of the citizens with Himalayan resolve and steely valour," Shah wrote on social media platform X.
The BSF today apprehended one Md Shakeel, resident of Panchagarh district in Bangladesh and seized four cattle from him.
Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday recovered a contraband item suspected to be heroin weighing 435 grams, from a Pakistani truck loaded with Afghan dry fruits at the Attari Zero Line in Punjab's Amritsar.
The programme also aims at enhancing patriotic fervour, national integration and mainstreaming of the future generation to align as productive citizens.
If unauthorised people cross borders and sneak into India, Border Security Force are responsible for that, the minister Firhad Hakim said.
A notification issued in this regard by the Union Home Ministry empowered BSF personnel to conduct search operations, arrest suspects and make seizures within 50 kilometres
Apart from gold and silver, Bangladeshi smugglers also smuggle narcotics, whiskey, and the illegal cough medicine Phensedyl from India, where it is available for a lower price.
