Shillong, May 04: The BSF troops deployed at Baghmara, South Garo Hills district of Meghalaya in a special ambush, apprehended two Bangladeshi and one Indian national while a suspected movement was noticed in the Simsang river. The apprehended Bangladeshi smugglers were trying to smuggle a wooden raft through Simsang river.
The apprehended Bangladeshi smugglers were identified Md Harjad Ali and Md Sahil Miya both are from the village Karnarkali Bari of Durgapur district of Bangladesh in this connection one Indian national namely Swothlyngkhei resident of Jakrem village from South West Khasi Hills Meghalaya, was also apprehended from the spot moving suspiciously.
After questioning it was revealed by the apprehended Bangladesh nationals that their Indian associates were handing them over a raft of wooden logs where they were supposed to take to Bangladesh. Apprehended smugglers also revealed names of few of their associates in India and Bangladesh.
The smugglers have been involved in frequent deforesting for getting huge money after smuggling the wooden logs and other forest produce. But the determined BSF troops are keeping a regular vigil to foil any such attempt and has succeeded to make several seizures.
The troops of Border Security Force have been putting their valiant efforts to seize these huge consignments of wooden logs. With onset of the rainy season the increasing level of water poses threat to the human life in the meantime antinational elements also try to exploit this adverse condition. During his recent visit at Baghmara Sh. P. K. Dubey, Inspector General, BSF had activated some new sources which has now started yielding out puts.
