State alerts SPs & DCs to prevent infiltration from Bangladesh
Intrusion by Bangladeshi criminals
Shillong, Aug 13: The state government has alerted all Deputy Commissioners (DCs) and Superintendents of Police (SPs) to prevent infiltration from Bangladesh into the state.
Deputy Chief Minister in-charge Home Prestone Tynsong chaired a meeting in this regard on Wednesday.
The direction to check infiltration is following the rarrest of six members of a gang of armed men who crossed over to Rongdangai village, assaulted a local shopkeeper, and looted cash and valuables.
Tynsong said, “Instruction has already been given to all DCs and SPs to be more proactive because quite a number of incidents has happened.”
He said llegal infiltration is taking place everywhere right from East Jaintia Hills upto Dalu in Garo Hills along the international border with Bangladesh.
“We are alert and I am very sure our police force will be able to nab and also push back those infiltrators,” Tynsong said.
When asked, Tynsong said the state government has already submitted a report on the recent arrest of the Bangladeshi nationals to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
“In fact, as per police report, it is a case related to criminal activities and nothing beyond that. Their intention is very clear to rob…”
Prestone informed that one of the main accused in the case, who has even thrown explosives there, has managed to escape and crossed over to Bangladesh.
“It seems he has already crossed back to Bangladesh. However, our police and BSF are on the job to arrest him,” he said.
When asked whether any Bangladesh police constable iwas nvolved in the crime , Tynsong said, “I don’t say cop or no cop but what I am saying is Bangladeshi people created these illegal activities. Therefore, instructions have been given to all SPs and all the DCs to be more proactive and to ensure such incidents do not repeat again.”
Regarding BSF declaring operation alert throughout the Indo-Bangla border, the deputy chief minister said, “the state government is also adopting the same policy where we have a two-way system of dealing with this kind of illegal activities or illegal entrance to the country. So our police are doing the job as well as BSF are doing their job and I am very sure with this close coordination between our state police and the BSF, we will be able to overcome all these challenges.”
