Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Assam Man Detained in Bangladesh, BGB Alleges Drug Smuggling
Balai Namasudra is a 35-year-old man from Assam who went missing while collecting fish near the Bangladesh border.
Bangladesh’s border guards said they found him on the Bangladesh side.
They accused him of entering Bangladesh illegally.
They also said he had a pistol, bullets and Yaba tablets.
His wife said Balai often went fishing near the border.
She said he left early in the morning to collect fish from a net.
Someone in Bangladesh asked her to send copies of his identity documents through WhatsApp.
Indian police began investigating after his family reported him missing and contacted the Border Security Force.
Balai Namasudra, 35, of Assam’s Sribhumi district, went missing while fishing near the India-Bangladesh border.
The Border Guard Bangladesh said it detained Namasudra in the Kumarshail border area on August 27.
The BGB alleged that he illegally entered Bangladesh while carrying drugs and weapons.
The BGB said it recovered a foreign-made pistol, two .22-bore rounds and 500 Yaba tablets.
Namasudra’s wife said he regularly fished near the border and shared his identity documents after a WhatsApp request.
- Who
- Balai Namasudra, a 35-year-old resident of Gobindapur village in Assam’s Sribhumi district, was detained according to the Border Guard Bangladesh.
- What
- He was reportedly found in Bangladesh and accused by the BGB of illegal entry and possessing drugs and weapons.
- When
- He went missing on Thursday, August 27; the police response was reported on Saturday.
- Where
- The BGB said he was detained in the Kumarshail border area of Barlekha upazila, Moulvibazar, Bangladesh.
- Why
- The BGB alleged that he entered Bangladesh illegally while carrying a pistol, ammunition and Yaba tablets, while his wife said he had gone fishing.
Family’s account
BGB’s allegations
Reason for border crossing
Family’s account
Mamata Namasudra said Balai regularly fished near the border and went out early Thursday to collect fish from a net he had set the previous evening.
BGB’s allegations
The BGB said Balai was caught in Bangladesh after entering illegally and alleged that he was smuggling drugs and arms.
Weapons and drugs
Family’s account
The family’s account does not describe Balai as carrying weapons or drugs.
BGB’s allegations
The BGB said it found a foreign-made pistol, two rounds of .22-bore ammunition and 500 Yaba tablets.
Documentation and possible return
Family’s account
Mamata said a person in Bangladesh requested copies of Balai’s voter ID, Aadhaar card and passport, saying the documents were needed before he could be sent back.
BGB’s allegations
The BGB’s account, as reported, focused on the alleged illegal entry and possession of weapons and Yaba tablets.
- Person
- Balai Namasudra, 35, from Gobindapur village in Assam’s Sribhumi district
- Reported detention
- August 27, according to the Border Guard Bangladesh
- Location
- Kumarshail border area, Barlekha upazila, Moulvibazar, Bangladesh
- Items allegedly recovered
- One foreign-made pistol, two .22-bore rounds and 500 Yaba tablets
- Family’s account
- His wife said he went to collect fish from a net near the border
- Indian response
- Police began investigating after receiving a missing-person complaint and coordinated with the Border Security Force
- Earlier reported case
- Villagers said another Gobindapur resident, Binanda Namasudra, was detained by the BGB about eight years earlier and spent one year in Bangladesh
