Border outpost Madhupur under South Bengal Frontier, soldiers of 68th Corps, thwarting arms smuggling on the International Border, seized 4 foreign made pistols, 8 magazines and 50 live cartridges. Smugglers were trying to take the seized weapons from India to Bangladesh. According to the information, this incident took place at Madhupur, the border post of 68th Corps deployed in the border area of North 24 Parganas district. According to the information received, the soldiers saw three people coming from the Bangladesh side in the CCTV camera and another soldier saw a person coming from the Indian side with some goods.
The seized items were handed over to the police station Bagdah.
The soldiers fired their weapons. Hearing the sound of fire, the smugglers took advantage of the dense bushes and ran back in their respective directions. The soldiers conducted a thorough search where a bag was recovered containing four USA made pistols, 8 magazines and 50 cartridges. Public Relations Officer of BSF, South Bengal Frontier, Shri AK Arya, DIG expressed happiness over the achievements of the soldiers. He said that the intelligence department of BSF is working to find out who is behind the seized weapons. He also said that stopping this type of smuggling has been possible only due to the vigilance displayed by the soldiers on duty.
Two gold biscuits weighing 235.32 grams were seized on Friday.
During the festive season, foiling the smuggling of gold before an attempt was made to secretly cross the border from Bangladesh to Indian border and send it to Barabazar in Kolkata, the soldiers of 82nd battalion of South Bengal Frontier of BSF seized two gold biscuits weighing 235.32 grams. Confiscated. The incident took place near Gongra border post in Nadia district. According to BSF sources, the soldiers deployed on the border saw a person coming near the Indian border from the Bangladesh side near the barbed fencing on the border. When the soldiers started moving towards him, the smuggler quickly threw a small packet over the fencing and ran back towards Bangladesh.
BSF seized gold worth Rs 14 lakh
After a thorough search on the spot, the soldiers seized a packet. In which there were 2 gold biscuits. Whose total weight is 235.32 grams. Its price is said to be Rs 13 lakh 93 thousand 737. The seized gold biscuits have been handed over to the Customs office located in Krishna Nagar for further action. Investigation is being done to find out to whom the escaping smugglers were going to deliver this gold on the Indian border.