Ukhrul, August 30: Assam’s chief minister said Saturday that 33 Bangladeshi nationals who had entered the northeastern state illegally were deported, part of what he described as an intensified effort to curb infiltration across the India-Bangladesh border.
“33 new infiltrators have been PUSHED BACK to where they belong — Bangladesh,” Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma wrote on the social media platform X, adding that the state’s operations against unauthorized migration would be scaled up in the coming days.
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Security officials said most deportations in recent months have been routed through the Sribhumi sector, though Mr. Sarma did not disclose the precise crossing used in the latest repatriation.
More than 450 people accused of entering Assam illegally have been deported in recent months, officials said, with an average of 70 to 100 individuals sent back each week.
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Mr. Sarma, who has made an “infiltration-free Assam” a centerpiece of his administration, said security had been tightened along the state’s 1,885-kilometer border with Bangladesh. The Border Security Force and Assam Police, he noted, have stepped up patrols to prevent further crossings.