According to the latest data of the National Crime Records Bureau, the number of people caught while trying to cross the border and illegally emigrate to Bangladesh from India has increased by over 50%. A total of 2,971 people were arrested by the Border Security Force in 2018 as compared to 1,800 in 2017.
Crux of the Matter
Out of 2971 people arrested, 1,532 were men, 749 women and 690 children.
The movement from Bangladesh to India has marginally decreased to 1,118 in 2018 in comparison to 1,180 in 2017.
Subir Bhaumik, an author and Bangladesh expert says, “A definite reverse migration is happening to Bangladesh because of the fear factor generated by NRC post-Assam followed by repeated statements by BJP leaders that such an exercise would be conducted all over India.”
A senior BSF official said, “a large number of human traffickers, cattle smugglers, fake currency and drugs suppliers, and suspected terrorists who move in and out of Bangladesh are often arrested on Indo-Bangla border. But there are other people who have families on both sides who are often apprehended as well when they cannot produce proper documents.”
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The Bangladesh–India border, is an international border that demarcates the eight divisions of Bangladesh and the Indian states. Bangladesh and India share a 4,156 kilometre-long international border, the fifth-longest land border in the world, including 262 km (163 mi) in Assam, 856 km (532 mi) in Tripura, 180 km (110 mi) in Mizoram, 443 km (275 mi) in Meghalaya, and 2,217 km (1,378 mi) in West Bengal.The Land Boundary Agreement to simplify the border was ratified by both India and Bangladesh on 7 May 2015. More Info
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