Kolkata, September 18 (IANS) at least 13 Bangladeshi fishermen were caught by the Indian coast guard and their fishing traler was seized after entering Indian water without an authority in the Sunderban region in West Bengal.
The arrest was made earlier this week, and the fishermen were handed over to the state coast police officers.
Subsequently, the coastal security agencies, both central and state, are hot in patrol and monitoring along the coastal border with Bangladesh, are scattered on South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas districts in particularly sensitive Sundarban region.
While performing a Swift ‘Mission Maritime Security’ operation, The Indian Coast Guard said in a post on Thursday, “Arrested a Bangladeshi fishing boat for illegal fishing activities in Indian water. The boat has been handed over to the boat for legal action.
Now sources in the state police station said that in view of development, in the coastal areas of Sundarbans, the Indian coast guard and the border security forces, as well as state agencies such as state agencies such as state police have increased development, patrolling and monitoring activities by coastal agencies.
All these agencies require more coordination between them for better monitoring. Sources conscious about development said that as part of especially focusing there are narrow creations between remote islands in the region, often used by illegal Bangladeshi intruders to cross international water.
Security agencies, central and states, have recently identified some of these islands. The weakest island, identified on this count, has 13 in Gosba block in the district, given the lack of security system due to the distance of such islands.
According to reports, the Border Security Force (BSF) has its own camp in only one of these 13 islands, often used by fishermen from the district as temporary shelters, often reaching deep seas for fishing aim.
It is learned that 13 Bangladeshi fishermen arrested this week are residents of Purba Chandipur in Bagarhat district of Bangladesh. Some of them are from Pirozepur and Zianagar. The Bangladeshis will be produced before the Kakddip Subdistract Court on Thursday. The police will demand their custody to conduct further investigations in the case.
Bangladeshi boats and tralers often enter Indian waters between India and Bangladesh, due to the international border of the Poriton and the river. However, both central and state police are keeping a close watch on the movement of such fishing boats.
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