BSF nabs 5 Bangladeshis for illegally crossing border

NEW DELHI: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Tuesday apprehended five Bangladeshis for illegally crossing the International Border (IB) and entering into Indian territory in West Bengal.

The BSF's 8th Battalion troops deployed at Border Outpost Ramnagar apprehended the five Bangladeshis around 3 a.m. They had crossed the border illegally with the support of human traffickers in the border area of Nadia district of West Bengal.

Acting on reliable information received from the BSF intelligence branch regarding human trafficking on the India-Bangladesh border, a BSF patrolling party caught Abdul Latif, 35, Salma Seikh, 25, Reema Seikh, 26, Reena Seikh, 25, and Sadiya Seikh, 15, during a raid near fencing. The Bangadeshis told the BSF officials that they all were going to Bengaluru for different jobs like house maids and junk labour. (IANS)

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