Border Security Force denies allegation of pushing Rohingyas into Bangladesh

Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday rebuffed claims me by Border Guards Banglesh (BGB) that it was deliberately pushing Rohingyas into ir territory.

A Banglesh-based newspaper h on Friday reported that BSF was trying to force 31 Rohingyas into ir country from Kasba Upazilas Kajiatali border area in Brahmanbaria. 

area falls in Tripura's Kamalasagar in Sipahijala district, about 32 km from here.

Terming allegations as false and baseless, BSF Tripura Frontier in a statement said that on January 18, at about 8.30 pm, Lt Col Gomal Kabir, Commanding Officer of BGB called BSF Commandant Ratnesh Kumar and informed him that y h detained 31 Rohingya Muslims at International Border.

"Commanding Officer 25 BGB insisted BSF Commandant to take over those Rohingyas inside Indo-Banglesh Border (IBB) fencing. Commanding Officer BGB also alleged that BSF has been pushing Rohingyas into Banglesh territory," statement said.

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"BSF strictly denies any such attempt and refutes allegation as published in Banglesh media," statement ded.

BSF furr said that during search and spot verification, tell-tale signs of any such of illegal crossing of Rohingyas from Indian territory to Banglesh side were found.

BSF said that it has learnt from reliable sources that BGB has brought a group of Rohingyas from interior of Kasba Upazila and falsely shown m to have been detained near border pillar "under a specific strategic plan".

When contacted, a BSF Public Relation Officer on condition of anymity said, " allegation is completely false and baseless and BSF has such plan or never h any such plan earlier".

He said in 2017, 12 Rohingyas were apprehended and in following year ar 62 were held from different parts of Tripura, but t a single one of m was pushed to Banglesh.

Banglesh newspaper h reported that BGB h confirmed presence of Rohingyas in man's land on Indian side.

"BSF is garing a huge number of Rohingyas on border area in a number of trucks. BGB and local villrs are on high alert about matter," Kabir was quoted as saying in newspaper report.

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