The Border Security Force (BSF) has unearthed iron bunkers near the Bangladesh border in Krishangarh village of Nadia district in West Bengal. The video of the bunker unearthed on Friday has raised concerns about illegal and security activities on the border.
The operation was jointly carried out by the BSF and the local police. The bunkers were found on paddy fields less than 1 km from India's border with Bangladesh.
VIDEO | West Bengal: An iron bunker was removed by the BSF near India-Bangladesh border in Krishnaganj.#IndiaBangladeshborder pic.twitter.com/QBG9rqu5GA
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The bunkers, which were nearly 15 feet deep, were stuffed with bottles of phensedyl, a cough syrup that has been banned in Bangladesh. The syrup is reportedly used as an addictive substance. The structures were reinforced with iron sheets and metal covers.
This comes days after farmers in Sukhdevpur village of Malda district accused Bangladesh of building bunkers near the border. They accused the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) of threatening to shoot them and allowing infiltrators to harvest Indian land.
On July 27, 2024, the BSF thwarted an infiltration attempt in Nadia district when 8 to 10 Bangladeshi's crossed the Kodalia river to enter a banana plantation on the Indian side. A BSF jawan who spotted them hurled a stun grenade but when the group came forward to attack him, he fired two rounds at them, following which they fled back to Bangladesh.
Earlier this week, the Bangladesh government said that its border guards will be equipped with non-lethal sound grenades and tear gas canisters.
BGB Director General Major Gen Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui is expected to visit New Delhi from February 16 to 19 to hold talks with BSF chief Daljit Singh Chawdhary.
