Fencing India-Bangladesh border a major challenge: BSF IG

The Indo-Bangladesh border has become a major challenge due to lack of fencing, Border Security Force (BSF) Inspector General (IG) of South Bengal Frontier Anurag Garg said on Tuesday.

The BSF IG spoke of the challenges related to fencing the border while speaking exclusively to Indian news media ANI.

"Bengal is a vast area. South Bengal border runs from Sundarban to Malda. Although we have tried to fence the border, but due to lack of land, we are unable to do so," Anurag Garg said.

He said that for fencing, an area of 150 metres is required to be free. However, there are villages along the border and people living there are reluctant to allow the land to be taken, he claimed.

"It's difficult to understand who is Bengali and who is Bangladeshi. Even Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) is concerned about drugs," Garg said.

Regarding the seizure of fake licenses of vehicles, Garg told ANI that it has become a concern when they enter the border area, so the BSF is now checking the license of goods vehicles that move to and fro from the border area.

"We have caught many vehicles with fake licenses and reported the names to the police to register an FIR," he said.