Rajganj, 11th December: A Bangladeshi youth was arrested for attempting to illegally cross the India-Bangladesh border in Rajganj. The Border Security Force (BSF) apprehended the individual while he was trying to enter India. He was subsequently handed over to the Rajganj police station.
The arrested youth has been identified as Jiban Barman, a resident of the Thakurgaon area in Rangpur district, Bangladesh. He was caught by the BSF near the Karatoya River under the bridge, close to the Madanbari Pekravita Border Outpost (BOP) on the India-Bangladesh border.
On Wednesday, Barman was presented before the Jalpaiguri District Court. During police interrogation, he revealed that he attempted to enter India to escape the ongoing unrest in Bangladesh.