BSF,BDR brass make peace moves at border

The forces will ask the residents not to venture near the border areas at night. “This will help in reducing killings of innocent villagers along the border. According to our statistics,85 per cent people were killed at night,” Kumawat said.

He said the BSF has identified 46 places where there is no fencing and stressed on immediate fencing in the area to prevent border-related crimes.

The BSF has also urged their counterparts in Bangladesh to take action against terrorist camps operating in their territory. The Bangladeshi side,however,said that no terror camps exist on their soil as per their knowledge.

“We have given a list of 77 most wanted fugitives hiding in Bangladesh and requested them to start a thorough operation to arrest them. They assured us of action in case they get any information about such camps. We have also provided them with information about Dawood Ibrahim’s associates active along the border areas in Bangladesh,” Kumawat said.

He said the meeting was a breakthrough in the relationship between the BDR and BSF. “We have decided for joint border management to check crimes along the border. With this meeting we can hope for a better future and hope there will be no confrontation between the BSF and BDR,” he added.