In a well-planned operation carried out on August 10, BSF troops, in collaboration with the Meghalaya Police, apprehended seven Bangladeshi nationals along with two Indian facilitators at a checkpoint, said BSF in a statement on Sunday.
The Border Security Force (BSF) has recently apprehended two smugglers and seized cattle and Phensedyl bottles in a recent operation at the international border.
Amid the ongoing unrest in Bangladesh, the BSF Meghalaya Frontier, which oversees a 444 km stretch of the international border with Bangladesh, has heightened security measures to ensure effective border domination and management, said an official press release by BSF.
The Meghalaya government has imposed a curfew along the International border with Bangladesh starting tonight in the wake of the political crisis in the neighbouring country, authorities said on Monday.
In light of the current law and order situation in Bangladesh, the Border Security Force (BSF) has put India-Bangladesh border on high alert for next 48-hour on Monday.
YB Khurania, Special Director General of the Border Security Force's Western Command in Chandigarh, has reviewed the security scenario at the Jammu International Border.
"During this operation, six Indian nationals involved in cattle smuggling were also apprehended. The seized cattle and apprehended persons were handed over to the police station at Dalu for further legal action," the PRO added.
The Integrated Check Post (ICP) Fulbari Indo-Bangladesh International Border started on Wednesday after trade came to a standstill amid the unrest in Bangladesh.
In light of the current law and order situation in Bangladesh, the Border Security Force (BSF) Meghalaya frontier, which is manning 444 km-long India-Bangladesh border, has intensified security measures along the international border by conducting "operation alert" exercise to ensure effecti
The BSF chief, who is on two-day visit to the border guarding force's Jammu frontier from July 20 to assess the security situation along the Jammu International Border, also engaged in detailed discussions with unit commandants, focusing on various operational aspects and the preparedness