Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated on Saturday that state police have foiled one other try at infiltration by Bangladeshi nationals alongside the worldwide border within the Karimganj district.
He additionally stated that no less than one Bangladeshi nationwide was apprehended. “In a profitable pushback of an unlawful infiltrator in Karimganj district, one Bangladeshi nationwide was apprehended and despatched throughout the border by @assampolice,” he stated in a publish on social media platform X.
In a profitable pushback of an unlawful infiltrator in Karimganj district, one Bangladeshi nationwide was apprehended and despatched throughout the border by @assampolice
Md. Arif
Our personnel are absolutely alert to thwart such infiltration makes an attempt within the Indo-Bangladesh border. pic.twitter.com/HKpU27QC2r
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) October 19, 2024
The individual apprehended was recognized as Md. Arif, and he was arrested by the safety forces within the Karimganj district. Following the arrest, police pushed him again to the neighbouring nation.
Talking on the police motion, the Assam CM additional acknowledged, “Our personnel are absolutely alert to thwart such infiltration makes an attempt on the Indo-Bangladesh border.” The safety vigilance alongside the worldwide border with Bangladesh was heightened following the unrest within the neighbouring nation.
Earlier, Sarma emphasised that though among the Bangladeshi infiltrators managed to get Aadhaar playing cards, they may not enroll themselves within the voter listing. “There isn’t any likelihood that folks cross illegally the worldwide border from Bangladesh and get themselves enrolled within the voter listing in Assam as a result of we’ve caught many individuals who illegally entered Indian territory they usually have been pushed again inside a number of hours,” the BJP chief stated.
“A lot of the infiltrators have been arrested within the morning round 5 a.m., and earlier than 9 a.m., they have been pushed again to the neighbouring nation. In two or three hours, they can’t register themselves on the voter listing,” he additional acknowledged.
Nonetheless, the Chief Minister sees no hurt in remaining double vigilant on this matter. “We’ve got determined to take a slew of measures in opposition to the detection of unlawful immigrants from Bangladesh as a result of there may need been prospects that a number of infiltrators couldn’t be arrested by the safety personnel,” he added.
CM Sarma underscored that folks from Bangladesh come to India as a result of poverty within the neighbouring nation after the current unrest following the departure of the Sheikh Hasina authorities. He additionally claimed that opposite to traditional apprehension, primarily individuals who belong to the Muslim group have been making an attempt to cross the border and enter India illegally for the sake of jobs.
