Tripura: BSF hands over two detained Bangladeshi policemen to BGB

Guwahati: Two Bangladesh Police personnel who crossed into Indian territory near the Ashabari border area in Tripura’s Sepahijala district on Thursday night were handed over to Bangladeshi authorities on Friday.

The two policemen were identified as Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Imran Hossain and Constable Rohit Dewan, who are reportedly posted at a police station in Bangladesh’s Comilla district.

Officials said the two personnel were conducting an anti-narcotics operation near the international border when Constable Dewan chased a suspected drug trafficker and inadvertently entered Indian territory.


ASI Hossain was also detained when he crossed into Indian territory to retrieve his colleague.

An official said that the two policemen were subsequently taken into BSF custody and reportedly questioned overnight at the Ashabari Border Outpost (BOP). Following communication between the border guarding forces and other concerned authorities of the two countries, a flag meeting was arranged on Friday to facilitate their handover.

The meeting was reportedly held near the zero line of the international border, with BSF personnel and representatives of the BGB, police and intelligence agencies from both sides participating in the discussions.

Following deliberations, the two Bangladesh Police personnel were handed over to Bangladeshi authorities. Tripura shares an 856 km border with Bangladesh.