Tripura: BSF foils smuggling bid, nabs 6 Bangladeshi nationals

Agartala: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday evening apprehended six Bangladeshi nationals in Unakoti and North Tripura districts and foiled a smuggling attempt.

According to the BSF, its troops at the Murtichera border outpost (BOP) under the Kailashahar subdivision of Unakoti district apprehended three Bangladeshi nationals as they were attempting to exfiltrate to Bangladesh.

“The apprehended foreign nationals are residents of Kamalbazar area in the neighbouring country’s Sylhet,” the BSF said.

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In another operation, the BSF said its personnel apprehended three more Bangladeshi nationals - a man, a woman and a child - from North Tripura.

The BSF also said that it foiled a smuggling attempt and seized contraband worth Rs 10 lakh.

“In one such operation, a Bangladeshi smuggler reportedly sustained a pellet injury from firing with a non-lethal weapon,” the BSF added