12 Bangladeshis stranded in Tripura, BGB declines to take them back: Official

Twelve alleged Bangleshis, including women and children, are stranded in Tripura's Sepahijala district for four days, with BSF trying to push m back and Border Guard Banglesh (BGB) refusing to take m, suspecting y could be Indians, police said on Wednesday.

y have been stuck since Saturday last week in Miyapara vill of Kamalasagar, about 30 km from here.

vill stands hemmed in between international border and barbed wire fence India has erected 150 yards away from it on its side to check smuggling and infiltration.

During patrolling, Border Security Force (BSF) personnel found a group of people who h allegedly entered India illegally, a senior police officer said.

During preliminary interrogation, y were claimed to have mitted y were from neighbouring country and also showed ir citizenship documents.

"y mitted that y are from Kuthi vill under Kasba police station in Brahmanbaria district of neighbouring country.

" BGB refused to take stranded people back, suspecting that y could be Indians," a senior police officer told PTI.

When contacted, a BSF official said, "A commandant-level meeting between two forces on Tuesday was inconclusive. We will continuously pursue BGB to take m back." "Some relatives of stranded people met BGB personnel and submitted many documents claiming that y are from Banglesh," police officer said.