In separate operations, Border Security Force (BSF) troops under Guwahati Frontier apprehended 3 Indian cattle smugglers and rescued 107 cattle heads from the bordering areas of Coochbehar (West Bengal), Dhubri & South Salamat (Assam) on the intervening night of Sept 14/15.
On the night of Sept 14/15, troops of BSF BOP NDA of 41 Bn BSF under Guwahati Frontier carried out a special operation in the general area of village Nepuralga, PS- Sukhchar, Distt- South Salamara (Assam) and apprehended 3 Indian cattle smugglers along with cattle heads. The cattle heads were being smuggled from India to Bangladesh.
The apprehended cattle smugglers have been identified as Rafiqul Islam(21yrs), Amildul Sheikh (32 Yrs), Shafikul Islam (22 Yrs). All of them are the residents of Vill- Berabanga, PO/PS-Sukhchar, Distt-South Salamara (Assam).
Apprehended cattle smugglers along with cattle heads have been handed over to Police Station Sukhchar, Distt- South Salamara for further legal action.
In addition to this, vigilant Seema Prahari of BSF have also rescued 107 cattle heads in various other operations from bordering areas of Distt Coochbehar (WB), Dhubri & South Salamara (Assam) while the same was being smuggled from India to Bangladesh.
BSF troops are always alert towards the issues of trans-border crimes and illegal infiltration and are making all endeavors to contain such trans-border crimes.
