Agartala: The women troops of Border Security Forces (BSF) in Tripura along India-Bangladesh border on Sunday successfully foiled a major attempt of smuggling of contrabands.
A BSF spokesperson said that the Mahila Praharis of BSF fired two rounds from their lethal weapons in compelling circumstances when a large group of smugglers armed with sharp-edged weapons forcibly attempted to carry out smuggling of contrabands along the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura’s Sepahijala district.
“The alert Mahila Praharis effectively foiled the major attempt of smuggling in the BOP Ashabari area and a huge quantity of sugar and other contrabands were recovered,” the spokesman said.
He said that as part of the familiarisation effort, Inspector General (IG) of BSF’s Tripura frontier Ashwani Kumar Sharma visited Integrated Check Post in Manughat and presented a fruit basket to the troops of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).
The BSF IG as part of his three-day border visit in Unakoti and Dhalai districts in northern Tripura reviewed operational preparedness of the border guarding forces.
The spokesman said that Sharma, who recently took over the charge of Tripura frontier of BSF, was briefed by the battalion commanders on the current scenario of the border.
Addressing the BSF troopers during Sainik Sammelan at BOP Morachera, the IG lauded their relentless efforts while emphasising the need to be alert in view of the prevailing situation along the India-Bangladesh border.