- विज्ञापन -
Kolkata: The Border Security Forces in Sukhdevpur in West Bengal’s Malda district on Saturday used tear gas canisters after Bangladeshi villagers allegedly entered Indian territory, destroyed crops and chopped down trees in a mango orchard which resulted in clashes between two groups.
Reports reaching said that Indian villagers gathered at the spot and a clash ensued between the two sides. Finally, the Border Security Force (BSF) had to fire tear gas canisters to bring the situation under control.
Sukhdevpur, in the Baishnabnagar police station area of Malda, was in the news recently after Bangladesh protested India’s attempt to erect a Single Line Fence (SLF) along the stretch of the unfenced border there.
Indian villagers have been regularly complaining about attacks by armed criminals from across the border.
Bangladesh, however, refused permission to India to erect the SLF and the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) even threatened to open fire on workers if construction work started.
The issue led to a major diplomatic row with both countries summoning each other’s envoys to register complaints. Things had quietened down over the last five days though.
According to the BSF, trouble erupted around 11.45 a.m. on Saturday after Indian villagers complained that their crops had been stolen or destroyed by Bangladeshis.
An argument started with Bangladeshi farmers and this turned into a clash with both sides pelting stones at each other, the BSF spokesperson said.
