Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that the state police sent back 17 Bangladeshis including 8 children from the border in the early hours. Sharma warned about Rohingyas in India and said that infiltration has increased significantly, and the threat of demographic invasion is both real and serious. He said that Assam is protecting only a part of the India-Bangladesh border, but there is a large area from where infiltration attempts can be made. Sharma also patted the back of Assam Police for the action and said 'Good Job'.

Last week also 4 intruders were sent back

While praising the Assam Police, CM Himanta also revealed the names of the alleged infiltrators in his post on 'X'. The Bangladeshi adults who were sent back from the border by the Assam Police were identified as Harul Lamin, Umai Khunsum, Mohammad Ismail, Sansida Begum, Rufia Begum, Fatima Khatun, Mojur Rahman, Habib Ullah, Sobika Begum. Earlier last week, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had said that the state police foiled the infiltration attempt of 4 Bangladeshis who were trying to infiltrate from near the international border in Karimganj district.

Infiltrators are being continuously sent back from Assam

Sharma had said last week that about 25 infiltrators have been sent back to Bangladesh from Assam so far this month. The Chief Minister had said, 'While keeping a strict vigil on the India-Bangladesh border, Assam Police spotted 4 Bangladeshi nationals near the border in Karimganj. They were identified as Romida Begum, Abdul Ilahi, Marijana Begum and Abdul Sukkur. They were immediately sent back across the border to Bangladesh. The team did a great job.' About 25 Bangladeshis have been sent back by the security forces so far this month, while about 50 Bangladeshis were sent back till the end of August since political violence began in Bangladesh.

Assam police is maintaining 'high alert' on the border

Himanta Biswa Sarma had feared large scale infiltration after the political turmoil in Bangladesh. Sharma had said that Bangladeshi citizens are using Assam as a route to reach southern cities to work in the textile industry. After the violence in Bangladesh, the BSF has increased surveillance on the 1,885 km long India-Bangladesh border in the Northeast. Assam Director General of Police G. P. Singh had said that the state police force is also maintaining 'high alert' on the international border to ensure that no person can enter the state illegally.