Security tightens along Indo-Bangladesh border following Sylhet terror attack
A top official of Border Security Force (BSF) said that, security has been tightened in the bordering areas of Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya and West Bengal with Bangladesh following Intelligence Bureau (IB) input about several terrorists of Neo-JMB, Huji and jihadis had taken shelter along the international bordering areas to enter India.
“IB warned that at least five groups of Bangladeshi terrorist are trying to enter India to cross the Indo-Bangladesh border,” the top BSF official said.
Following the IB warning, a high level meeting was held in Assam’s Dhubri district in presence of top BSF officials.
Meanwhile, Union Home Ministry has also sounded high alert along the border with Bangladesh following the terror attack in the neighbouring country.
Earlier, the intelligence wing of BSF reported to Union Home Ministry that, over 3400 terrorists of JMB and Huji had entered India through Assam, Tripura and West Bengal in past three years.
A top official of the BSF intelligence wing said that, in 2014, around 800 JMB and Huji militants had entered India.
“Among them, 300 militants had set up bases in Assam, while others set up their bases in different locations of Tripura and West Bengal. In 2015, 359 militants going to Tripura and 300 others entered in Assam and West Bengal,” the top official said.
The BSF intelligence wing also claimed that, the JMB and Huji infiltrators into India have been rising in 2016, with 2120 militants entered into India through the three bordering states.
“Among them, 600 militants entered in Assam, while 720 to West Bengal and 600 to Tripura,” the BSF official said.
Recently, the Bangladesh government warned the Union Home Ministry that, over 2000 JMB and Huji militants infiltrated India through Assam, Tripura and West Bengal.
Following the warning input received from Dhaka, the Union Home Ministry has sent warning messages to the home department of these three states and other states of North East India to take adequate measures and ordered the security agencies to launch massive operations in all suspicious locations.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
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