BSF has increased surveillance along parts of Indo-Bangladesh border to prevent human trafficking amid ongoing instability in Bangladesh
In the midst of continued instability in Bangladesh, the Border Security Force (BSF) has increased monitoring along the incomplete portions of the India-Bangladesh border in an effort to stop human trafficking, smuggling, and illegal infiltration.
The BSF South Bengal Frontier is still dedicated to its duties as the guardian of the India-Bangladesh boundary.
Nilotpal Kumar Pandey, DIG (PRO) of the South Bengal Frontier, commended the commitment of the BSF personnel in an interview with ANI. “Our jawans are fully committed to their duties and are aware of them. We are dedicated to fulfilling our obligation, and we recognize that,” he said.
According to reports, Bangladeshi people are attempting to enter via the border’s unfinished parts.
Single-row fence has been partly finished in places such BOP Jayantipur, Betna, and Petrapole, and BSF officers are always on duty to stop criminal activity and infiltration.
“The finishing work has not been completed yet, but our soldiers remain deployed on the border 24 hours a day to prevent all types of infiltration, smuggling and human trafficking,” Pandey said.
In sensitive locations, such as the Electronically Surveillance Vulnerable Passage (ESVP) close to Jayantipur, sophisticated surveillance devices, such as intruder alarms and contemporary cameras, are being deployed.
The DIG also praised the improvements in communication between BSF officers and the local inhabitants in the area.
Concerns for more stringent security measures were voiced by villagers close to the border station in Jayantipur.
Because they have upped the checking, we are having problems. Jawans from the BSF are on duty. According to a local, the gate opens at 6 am and shuts at 9 pm.
Instead of using deadly weapons, BSF troops use non-lethal weapons like Pump Action Guns (PAGs) to maintain peace.
The Sonai River, which divides India and Bangladesh, presents significant security risks in sensitive areas like BOP Hakimpur and BOP Tarali 1 in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district.
Patrolling is made more difficult by the water hyacinth that covers the river, which is less than 100 meters wide in certain areas. Ropes are often used by intruders to enter India underwater.
The construction of border barrier has been delayed due to land acquisition concerns in riverbank settlements.
BSF men continue to be on duty around-the-clock in spite of these difficulties.
Officials claim that seasonal obstacles like fog and heavy rains in the winter and monsoon make monitoring much more challenging. To identify efforts to cross the border, the BSF has set up CCTV cameras and using cutting-edge sensors.
Using a mix of people, technology, and resources, the BSF has effectively reduced smuggling and infiltration, they added, despite the Border Guard Bangladesh’s (BGB) lack of cooperation and disruptions in certain places.
