Around 500 Bangladeshis stopped from entering India amid political unrest
Many of them pleaded with security personnel at the Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal to be allowed in, claiming that they feared for their lives.
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The Border Security Force on Wednesday stopped around 500 persons from Bangladesh entering India through the bordering Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, reported The Indian Express.
This comes two days after Sheikh Hasina resigned as the country’s prime minister and fled to India amid massive protests against her Awami League government. The country has also reported incidents of violence against religious minorities amid the protests.
“Over 300 men started to gather on the Bangladesh side of the border on Wednesday morning,” an unidentified official from the Border Security Force told The Indian Express. “In the afternoon, around 120 men tried to enter India. In the evening, a group of 40 men tried to enter.”
The official added that all of them tried to cross the zero line when the Border Security Force personnel stopped them.
“Officers of Bangladesh Border Guards were called and the men were told to return,” the official said. “By evening, all the men returned.”
Many members of the group pleaded with the Border Security Force personnel to be allowed in, claiming that they feared for their lives, reported NDTV.
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