The Border Security Force (BSF) has apprehended 19 Bangladeshi nationals while illegally crossing the India-Bangladesh from East Khasi Hills.
According to the BSF, the Bangladeshi nationals that included 13 men, three women and their children and two touts, were attempting to cross the Indo-Bangladesh border undocumented through an unfenced area at Rynkua under Mawsynram police station.
The apprehended persons have been identified as Mijan Miya, (46) and Md Rubel (20) – both are BD Touts, Dinesh Islam (30), Md Saji Rahman (22), Sarjah (22), Sahid Miya (25), Jahinara (23), Jorina Begum (30), Kabir Hussain (39), Nazima (26), Zamil Hussain (30), Aminul (32), Md.Inush Adil (22), Safiq (20), Md.Ishubali (20) and Md. Amununin Islam. Three are children.
All are residents of Sunamganj district, Bangladesh.
During preliminary questioning, the BSF said the apprehended persons revealed that one of the touts facilitated them in crossing over to India with an intention to take them to Kashmir (India) for labour work.
The apprehended Bangladeshi nationals are being handed over to concerned police stations for further legal actions, the BSF said.
BSF, Meghalaya Frontier Inspector Genreal, Inderjit Singh Rana said that troops of Meghalaya Frontier have been maintaining extra vigil at vulnerable areas of Meghalaya border where chances of infiltration exists. He also appreciated the troops who carried out the special drive to foil the attempt of infiltration by Bangladeshi nationals.
