Rejecting information that the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has taken management of a 5-km stretch of land belonging to India alongside the Worldwide Border, the Border Safety Pressure (BSF) on Tuesday refuted all of the studies as “baseless and irresponsible”. In an announcement, the BSF South Bengal Frontier stated the studies that appeared in a piece of the Bangladeshi press lacked “reality and advantage”.
“Not an inch of Indian land has been, or will likely be, taken over by the counterpart. Each the BSF and BGB are peacefully dominating their respective areas in accordance with the ‘India-Bangladesh Border Pointers, 1975’, guaranteeing the integrity of the IB is maintained,” the assertion stated.
“The world in query is on the Indian facet, in Ranghat village of Bagda block, North 24 Parganas district. The Worldwide Boundary (IB) runs alongside the Kodaliya River, which is well-demarcated by reference pillars on either side. The standing of the IB and the obligation sample of the BSF have remained unchanged for many years,” the assertion stated.
It additionally refuted claims that BGB personnel had began 24-hour patrolling the realm utilizing motorised boats and ATVs since December 19. “These studies are nothing however concocted tales. The BSF and BGB proceed to carry out their duties on their respective sides of the river, which serves because the IB,” he stated.
The BSF stated the realm is unfenced and vulnerable to smuggling and infiltration by Bangladeshi nationals. Strict measures have been taken to curb such actions, bringing infiltration makes an attempt within the area right down to negligible ranges, it stated. The studies had attributed the the claims to the newly-appointed commanding officer of the 58 BGB Lt Col Rafique Islam.
“Such false and fabricated claims will solely erode the goodwill between the 2 border-guarding forces,” the BSF stated.