Archive · 7 Oct 2026
BSF Intercepts 25 Bangladeshi Nationals in South Dinajpur
The Border Security Force stopped 25 people in South Dinajpur on Tuesday morning.
The report describes them as Bangladeshi nationals trying to cross the border into Bangladesh.
An Indian man named Raju Roy was also detained.
He is suspected of helping them travel across the border for money.
Villagers said they saw the group carrying bags and tried to question them.
The group reportedly ran and hid in nearby fields.
Villagers then alerted the police and the BSF.
The detainees were held at a BSF outpost, and officers began transferring them to the police.
The Border Security Force intercepted 25 Bangladeshi nationals in Kushmandi, South Dinajpur, on Tuesday morning.
The group was stopped before crossing the international border to enter Bangladesh, according to the report.
An Indian man, Raju Roy, was detained on suspicion of facilitating their movement for ₹12,000 per person.
The detained group reportedly had Indian identity documents, including Aadhaar cards.
The BSF began handing the detainees over to Kushmandi police for legal action.
- Who
- The Border Security Force intercepted 25 Bangladeshi nationals and detained Indian man Raju Roy.
- What
- The group was stopped before crossing the international border; Roy was suspected of facilitating their movement.
- When
- Tuesday morning; the article does not specify a date.
- Where
- Lohaganj-Panchanagar area of Maligaon panchayat, Kushmandi, South Dinajpur.
- Why
- Roy was suspected of arranging their illegal border movement in exchange for ₹12,000 from each person.
- People intercepted
- 25 Bangladeshi nationals
- Location
- Kushmandi, South Dinajpur
- Date and time
- Tuesday morning; no calendar date provided
- Suspected tout
- Raju Roy, an Indian national from Kajaltore in Gangarampur
- Alleged payment
- ₹12,000 from each person
- Detention site
- The BSF's Ganglar border outpost
- Next step
- BSF officers began handing the detainees over to Kushmandi police for legal action