BSF troops apprehend 9 Bangladeshi nationals, including 3 minors, crossing into India

Apprehended by the BSF while trying to cross the International Border into India, the nine Bangladeshi nationals were handed over to the Border Guard Bangladesh as a gesture of goodwill.

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BSF troops apprehend 9 Bangladeshi nationals, including 3 minors, crossing into India
BSF jawans with the apprehended Bangladeshi nationals (Photo Credits: Kamaljit Kaur Sandhu/India Today)

BSF troops apprehended nine Bangladeshi nationals, including three minors, who were trying to cross the International Border in West Bengal's Nadia district on Monday. The individuals were later handed over to Bangladesh authorities as a gesture of goodwill.

On December 4, Border Security Force (BSF) jawans posted at the border outpost Kumari received specific input from the force's intelligence branch regarding illegal migration from Bangladesh. Around 3 am, the troops observed suspicious movement and found nine Bangladeshi nationals trying to cross into India.

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The Bangladeshi nationals were taken to border outpost Kumari where they were questioned by BSF jawans.

According to the BSF, the apprehended Bangladeshi nationals identified themselves as Taniya Khatoon (25), Moni Rani Nath (28), Rashi Nani Nath (8), Nilu Haldar (20), Purnima Sarkar (16), Anjali Rani Nath (50), Ruma Gazi (27), Md Bilal (8) and Paritosh Rai (25).

BSF jawans with the apprehended Bangladeshi nationals (Photo Credits: Kamaljit Kaur Sandhu/India Today)

In her statement to the BSF, Nilu Haldar said she was trying to enter India for the first time in order to marry Paritosh Rai who had been living here for over a decade. Rai had returned to Bangladesh to bring Haldar to India about three months ago.

Another woman who was apprehended, Purnima Sarkar was also coming to India to marry the son of her maternal aunt.

BSF jawans with the apprehended Bangladeshi nationals (Photo Credits: Kamaljit Kaur Sandhu/India Today)

Taniya Khatoon said she wanted to look for labour in Mumbai while Moni Rani Nath claimed she was on her way to meet her parents who live in West Bengal's Chatra. Similarly, Anjali Rani Nath was trying to enter India to meet her daughter who lives in Bengal and Ruma Gazi was on her way to meet her husband in Karnataka.

The Bangladeshi nationals said they were entering India with the help of an Indian named Ravi who hails from Bangaon in West Bengal.

As many as three mobile phones and 1,430 Bangladeshi Taka recovered from the nine individuals were handed over to the Border Guard Bangladesh by the BSF.