by Bhupen Goswami

Guwahati : Tension prevailed in southern border villages after a local youth was killed and two seriously injured by a border security force (BSF) bullet allegedly at Devipur in Belonia in Tripura. The villagers blocked a road demanding arrest of BSF Jawans responsible for the death of the youth and to stop the alleged atrocities of BSF on civilians in border areas. However, a senior bsf tripura frontier official said that the security forces have so far been using sensor devices, flood lights and night-viewing glasses to protect the international border.

Unfortunately it is part of this incident, it is not a float of BSF. Police officials rushed to the spot along with south Tripura district administration officials and tried to control the situation. BSF officials have also changed the duty space of jawans deployed at certain places and ordered an inquiry into the incident assuring them to punish the accused personnel. According to police, the deceased have been identified as Jamat Mia, who was allegedly smuggling some luggage on the border at around 9.30 am. When the BSF Jawans asked him to surrender, he attacked a BSF Jawan with a sharp weapon, after which the Jawans shot at him in self-defence. He was taken to Belonia Hospital in critical condition where he died. To curb infiltration attempts, BSF is considering to erect laser walls near Indo-Bangladesh border.

This information was given by official sources. A senior BSF tripura frontier official said the security forces have so far been using sensor devices, flood lights and night-time visual glasses to protect the international border, but in “sensitive” areas by erecting laser walls, it will help build the border. Completely chalk proof. Police officials rushed to the spot along with south Tripura district administration officials and tried to control the situation. BSF officials have also changed the duty space of jawans deployed at certain places and ordered an inquiry into the incident assuring them to punish the accused personnel.

According to police, the deceased have been identified as Jamat Mia, who was allegedly smuggling some luggage on the border at around 9.30 am. When the BSF Jawans asked him to surrender, he attacked a BSF Jawan with a sharp weapon, after which the Jawans shot at him in self-defence. He was taken to Belonia Hospital in critical condition where he died. The official said that the centre had approved the installation of 840 km long fencing from the 856 km long Indo-Bangladesh border in Tripura. The 750-km-long borderline was sealed, while some parts – especially the Sonmura subdivision of Sepoyijala district – have not yet been erected.