West Bengal: 15 Bangladeshi infiltrators held

At least 15 Bangladeshi nationals were arrested while trying to enter India illegally at three places of West Bengal. An Indian who was illegally crossing over to the other side of the border was also arrested.

Kolkata (West Bengal): At least 15 Bangladeshi nationals were arrested while trying to enter India illegally at three places of West Bengal early Tuesday, BSF officials said.

An Indian who was illegally crossing over to the other side of the border was also arrested, the BSF said in a statement.

The 15 Bangladeshis were apprehended from Swarupnagar, Raninagar and Gaighata areas of North 24 Parganas district.

During preliminary investigation, it was found that they had crossed over to India with the help of touts.

During 2019, BSF troops of South Bengal Frontier apprehended 205 Indian and 1,036 Bangladeshi nationals while they were trying to cross the International border illegally.