Guwahati: cattle smuggling has come down from under one-fifth Guwahati Frontier BSF this year
On the eve of BSF’s 57th Raising Day on Wednesday, BSF Guwahati Frontier Inspector General Sanjay Singh Gehlot said that the last one year has been crucial to check cattle smuggling.
“Border Areas” Bangladesh The most significant achievement in Assam has been the reduction in cattle smuggling in the last one year. with the active cooperation of Assam Police, we have been able to reduce cattle smuggling to one-fifth,” Gehlot said.
The Guwahati Frontier was established on October 1, 2011, has been appointed to protect India-Bangladesh border About 509 km in the states of West Bengal and Assam.
To secure the designated international border between India and Bangladesh, the Guwahati Frontier has a water wing with 11 BSF battalions and 80 different types of watercraft, deployed at 142 BOPs under three sector headquarters.
From January 1 till now, he said the Guwahati Frontier has made total seizures worth over Rs 10.67 crore. During this period, 7,820 cattle were rescued, while 25,600 bottles of phenacidyl bottles, 2,936 kg of ganja, 48,398 yaba tablets and counterfeit Indian currency notes worth Rs 3.98 lakh were seized.
Interestingly, the BSF Guwahati Frontier apprehended 124 Indian smugglers and 110 Bangladeshi smugglers.
Gehlot said that many Bangladeshi smugglers do not cross the international border despite working closely with their Indian counterparts and thus the number of Bangladeshi smugglers caught is small.
The socio-religious-political dynamics of the border districts of West Bengal and Assam differ from each other, which is why the security scenario of both is different. In addition, the geographical areas of the border districts – Cooch Behar in West Bengal, Dhubri in Assam and South Salamara Mankachar – also differ in the area of responsibility of the Guwahati border.
“It is a matter of pride that despite facing various challenges, complex border area and mighty Brahmaputra, Frontier Guwahati is executing its assigned task in an exemplary manner and has earned pride in the matters of maintaining the security and sanctity of the International Border. has done. Gehlot said.
On the eve of BSF’s 57th Raising Day on Wednesday, BSF Guwahati Frontier Inspector General Sanjay Singh Gehlot said that the last one year has been crucial to check cattle smuggling.
“Border Areas” Bangladesh The most significant achievement in Assam has been the reduction in cattle smuggling in the last one year. with the active cooperation of Assam Police, we have been able to reduce cattle smuggling to one-fifth,” Gehlot said.
The Guwahati Frontier was established on October 1, 2011, has been appointed to protect India-Bangladesh border About 509 km in the states of West Bengal and Assam.
To secure the designated international border between India and Bangladesh, the Guwahati Frontier has a water wing with 11 BSF battalions and 80 different types of watercraft, deployed at 142 BOPs under three sector headquarters.
From January 1 till now, he said the Guwahati Frontier has made total seizures worth over Rs 10.67 crore. During this period, 7,820 cattle were rescued, while 25,600 bottles of phenacidyl bottles, 2,936 kg of ganja, 48,398 yaba tablets and counterfeit Indian currency notes worth Rs 3.98 lakh were seized.
Interestingly, the BSF Guwahati Frontier apprehended 124 Indian smugglers and 110 Bangladeshi smugglers.
Gehlot said that many Bangladeshi smugglers do not cross the international border despite working closely with their Indian counterparts and thus the number of Bangladeshi smugglers caught is small.
The socio-religious-political dynamics of the border districts of West Bengal and Assam differ from each other, which is why the security scenario of both is different. In addition, the geographical areas of the border districts – Cooch Behar in West Bengal, Dhubri in Assam and South Salamara Mankachar – also differ in the area of responsibility of the Guwahati border.
“It is a matter of pride that despite facing various challenges, complex border area and mighty Brahmaputra, Frontier Guwahati is executing its assigned task in an exemplary manner and has earned pride in the matters of maintaining the security and sanctity of the International Border. has done. Gehlot said.
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