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BSF APPREHENDS BANGLADESHI GOLDSMITH SMUGGLER WITH 30 LACS GOLD AND SILVER ORNAMENTS ON THE BORDER, ALSO CATCHES 04 OTHER BANGLADESHI INFILTRATORS

ByNE India Broadcast

Jun 25, 2023 #BSF

(District North 24 Parganas)

On June 24, 2023, jawans of Border Outpost Ranghat, 68 Battalion under South Bengal Frontier, carried out a special operation in the midnight night on the basis of concrete information and detained five Bangladeshi infiltrators while illegally entering the Indian border.

The apprehended persons were identified as Anima Mandal, District Gopalganj, Rinku Sarkar and his wife Priya Sarkar, their son Roy Sarkar, District Pirispur and Babu Mitra (Goldsmith), District Barisal.

The jawans recovered 460 grams of gold jewelery worth 28 lacs and 280 grams of silver jewelery worth 2 lacs including Bangladeshi Taka 1,10,749/- and Rs 12,500 from the possession of Babu Mitra. The estimated value of seized ornaments has been assessed worth Rs. 30 lakhs.

During preliminary questioning, Babu Mitra revealed that he has been working as a goldsmith in Barisal for the last 30 years. Further, he told that he had come to India twice before on valid visa. But he was not able to bring gold in large quantity and this time he planned to come through unfenced border to bring more gold. He further admitted that he was coming to India today with gold and silver ornaments. He was going to give these ornaments in the Bowbazar of Kolkata, in return of which he was going to take silver ornaments from there to Bangladesh.

Babu Mitra is being handed over to Customs Baagdah along with the seized goods while the other four were handed over to Police Station Baagdah.

Commanding Officer of 68 Battalion Shri Vipin Panthri stated that smugglers keep trying to smuggle across the border, but due to alertness and understanding of BSF jawans, smugglers are not getting success in illegal works.

( Source: BSF)

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