Assam Police on Saturday sent back 17 Bangladeshis, including 8 children, from the border.
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Vishwa Sharma said on Saturday that the state police sent back 17 Bangladeshis, including 8 children, from the border in the early hours. Sharma warned about the Rohingyas in India, saying that infiltration has increased significantly, and the threat of demographic invasion is both real and serious. He said that Assam is protecting only a part of the India-Bangladesh border, but there is a large area from where infiltration attempts can occur. Sharma also patted the Assam Police on the back for the action and said ‘good job’.
Last week also 4 infiltrators were sent back
Praising the Assam Police, CM Himanta also revealed the names of the alleged infiltrators in his post on ‘X’. The Bangladeshi adults who were sent back from the border by the Assam Police were identified as Harul Lamin, Umai Khunsum, Mohammad Ismail, Sanseeda Begum, Rufia Begum, Fatima Khatun, Mozur Rahman, Habi Ullah, Sobika Begum. Earlier last week, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Vishwa Sharma had said that the state police foiled the infiltration attempt of 4 Bangladeshis who were infiltrating from near the international border in Karimganj district.
Infiltrators are continuously being sent back from Assam
Sharma had said last week that so far this month, around 25 infiltrators have been sent back to Bangladesh from Assam. The Chief Minister had said, ‘While maintaining strict vigil on the India-Bangladesh border, Assam Police spotted 4 Bangladeshi citizens near the border in Karimganj. They were identified as Romida Begum, Abdul Ilahi, Marijana Begum and Abdul Sukkur. They were immediately sent back across the border to Bangladesh. The team did an excellent job. About 25 Bangladeshis have been sent back by security forces so far this month, while about 50 Bangladeshis were sent back till the end of August since the political violence in Bangladesh started.
Assam Police is maintaining ‘high alert’ on the border
Himanta Vishwa Sharma had expressed fear of large-scale infiltration after the political turmoil in Bangladesh. Sharma had said that Bangladeshi citizens were using Assam as a transit route to reach southern cities to work in the textile industry. Following the violence in Bangladesh, BSF has increased surveillance along the 1,885 km long India-Bangladesh border in the northeast. Assam Director General of Police G. P. Singh had said that the state police force was also maintaining ‘high alert’ along the international border to ensure that no person could enter the state illegally.
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