- Attack on jawans while preventing ganja smuggling
- Flag march of joint forces in border areas
- Tripura shares 856 km border with Bangladesh
9 accused in connection with attack on Border Security Force (BSF) jawans in Tripura are still absconding. The police have expressed the possibility that the accused might cross the India-Bangladesh international border and flee to Bangladesh to avoid arrest. Therefore, Tripura Police has directed the BSF to be extra vigilant on the border.
According to senior police officials, 19 attackers have been named in the FIR filed by the BSF. A total of 10 people, including three women, have been arrested so far. Search operation and raids are on to arrest the remaining 9 accused.
After the attack on the BSF jawans on Monday night, the police had immediately launched a search operation. The operation is still going on and the international border has been asked to keep a close watch on the possibility of the accused fleeing to Bangladesh. Special precautions are being taken to avoid any kind of illegal movement.
Meanwhile, BSF Tripura Frontier Inspector General Princi Rani and Sipahijala District Superintendent of Police Bijoy Debbarma along with other officials visited the Ashabari area on the Indo-Bangladesh border on Tuesday. On this occasion, the Inspector General of BSF instructed the jawans to follow all standard procedures of border security more vigilantly. He also met Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha and briefed him about the incident.
Attack on jawans while preventing ganja smuggling
According to police, BSF personnel on Monday found some Indian and Bangladeshi smugglers smuggling ganja at the international border. The jawans immediately rushed to the spot and caught an Indian smuggler. However, the Bangladeshi smugglers on the other side of the fence managed to escape.
Meanwhile, another Indian smuggler also escaped. He allegedly incited the villagers by spreading rumors that BSF jawans had beaten him up. After that around 50 men and women gathered at the spot. They surrounded the BSF vehicle and attacked the jawans.
Three BSF jawans including company commander were seriously injured in this attack. He was admitted to a government hospital for treatment. It is also alleged that the assailants took away the pump action gun of a jawan and damaged a BSF vehicle. One attacker was also injured in the incident.
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Flag march of joint forces in border areas
Even on Wednesday, the atmosphere of tension in the area continued. BSF, Tripura State Rifles and Police jointly took out a flag march to maintain law and order. Also, a special patrol was conducted after reviewing the security system in the area.
The BSF issued a statement explaining that the force is committed to protect the Indo-Bangladesh border, curb smuggling and prevent illegal movement. Local citizens have also been appealed to cooperate in maintaining peace and law and order.
The BSF has also warned that strict action will be taken against any attempt to threaten or obstruct the jawans on duty. The force stated that despite the attack, the jawans maintained restraint and did not use lethal weapons.
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Tripura shares 856 km border with Bangladesh
Incidents of attacks on security forces by smugglers have also taken place in Tripura in the past. On October 16, 2017, Deepak Kumar Mandal, Deputy Commandant of BSF's 145th Battalion, was crushed by a smugglers' vehicle. Mandal, who was seriously injured, died on October 20.
Also on November 21, 2019, Tripura Police Sub-Inspector Durga Kumar Hrangkhawal was also killed by alleged traffickers while on duty.
Tripura shares a 856 km long international border with Bangladesh. Bordering Bangladesh on three sides of the state, the area is considered sensitive in terms of infiltration, smuggling and cross-border crime. Therefore, fences have been erected in most of the border areas.