A day after detaining a Bangladeshi youth on the Indo-Bangladesh Border, the Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday handed him over to its counterpart Border Guard Bangladesh on humanitarian ground and as a goodwill gesture.
On Saturday, the vigilant troops of Border Out Post Madhupur, 68 Battalion detained a Bangladeshi youth while crossing the International Boundary illegally at 3 PM.
The BSF said the youth has been identified as Nizamuddin Bepri, 50, of Naobanga Dasurchar village under Shoritpur police station of Bangladesh, the BSF said in a statement.
“During questioning, he revealed that he wanted to work as a painter in India and therefore crossed the International Boundary. He was detained by BSF troops while crossing the International Boundary (IB),” the BSF said, “the detained youth has been handed over by BSF to Border Guard Bangladesh on humanitarian ground and as a goodwill gesture.” Commanding Officer of the 68 Battalion, Yogendra said the Border Security Force is taking strict measures to prevent infiltration along the Indo-Bangladesh Border, due to which some people are being caught.
Due to the mutual cooperation and goodwill of the Border Guarding Forces of both the countries, innocent civilians are being handed over to the Border Guard Bangladesh, it added.