Fewer cases of infiltration on Bangladesh border

About infiltrators apprehended on the borders and handed over to police, Rijiju said, “1085 were handed over to state police for legal action for infiltrating. In 2016, the number was 2075.”

• By: Express News Service
• New Delhi | December 28, 2017 12:39 AM IST

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FILE PHOTO: A Rohingya man carrying his belongings approaches the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Bandarban, an area under Cox's Bazar authority, Bangladesh, August 29, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/File Photo

There has been a sharp decline in the number of infiltration through the Bangladesh border, the home ministry informed Rajya Sabha Wednesday. In 2017, there have been 543 such intrusions reported by BSF until November, MoS (Home) Kiren Rijiju said in a written reply to a question raised by Congress MP Ronald Sapa Tlau. This was after 832 cases of infiltration reported in 2016, 1,047 in 2015 and 1,017 in 2014.

About infiltrators apprehended on the borders and handed over to police, Rijiju said, “1085 were handed over to state police for legal action for infiltrating. In 2016, the number was 2075.”

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