128 Bangladesh nationals sent back from Assam: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

According to Sarma, the Bangladesh nationals were arrested by the Assam Police in collaboration with Border Security Force (BSF) early on Wednesday morning

128 Bangladesh nationals were sent back to their country from Assam, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

The northeastern states including Assam, Tripura and Meghalaya share a 263 km border with Bangladesh. (Himanta Biswa Sarma | Facebook)

According to Sarma, the Bangladesh nationals were arrested by the Assam Police in collaboration with Border Security Force (BSF) early on Wednesday morning.

“128 Bangladeshis pushed back in the last 2 months. Maintaining strict vigil along the Indo-Bangla border, Assam Police has pushed back 128 infiltrators across the border”, Sarma wrote in a post on His official X (formerly Twitter) account.

The northeastern states including Assam, Tripura and Meghalaya share a 263 km border with Bangladesh.