BSF pushes back 17 Bangladeshis through Murshidabad border

Berhampore: The BSF has pushed back 17 Bangladeshi nationals into Bangladesh through the Raninagar border point. The Murshidabad district administration on Saturday had handed over these individuals to the BSF from the Lalgola holding centre, following the verification and confirmation of their identities by Bangladesh. BSF officials brought them to the Roshanbagh Sector Headquarters and subsequently pushed them back into Bangladesh after a brief discussion with BGB officials.Police personnel from the Murshidabad Police District and Jangipur Police District interrogated 26 youths across five phases at different locations, identifying them as Bangladeshis. According to the police, seven of the 26 individuals were returning to Bangladesh from Kerala, where they had been working as migrant labourers. They had received messages from their agents warning them that the Bengal govt had intensified its crackdown on infiltrators. Consequently, they were caught in the police net while attempting to cross back through Bidupur along the Jalangi border.Following the deportation of these 17 individuals, the number of inmates at the Lalgola holding centre stands at nine. Meanwhile, the administration has set up a new holding centre at the Swapan Nagar Market Complex in Bhagawangola.In a separate development, locals put up a road blockade near Bhutgari on the Jalangi-Sekhpara road after the BSF identified a plot of land to construct a camp at Bhutgari. A group of farmers complained that the selected site is fertile land where they cultivate two to three seasonal crops. Police and civil administrative officials rushed to the spot and assured the farmers of proper compensation, while emphasizing the necessity of the camp for national security. Following this assurance, the agitators lifted the blockade within 10 minutes.The administration is now focused on completing border fencing across 105 km of the total 125 km stretch in Murshidabad district, spanning from Farakka to Jalangi.