Kolkata, Sept 27: India has submitted a list of hideouts and anti-India insurgent groups with documentary evidences camping inside Bangladesh territory, Border Security Force (BSF) Director General Raman Srivastava today said.
Returning from Dhaka after attending the six-day biannual Director General level meeting with his counterpart Major General Rafiul Islam, the Director General of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), the BSF chief said the BDR had responoded this time and assured of trying to find out if any such ''elements'' there.
He, however, admitted that in the past two years the Bangladeshauthorities had been very cooperative to counter the anti-socials for greater interest of mutually beneficial to both nations.
During the meetings it was decided that both countires would conduct surveys to earmark the ''adverse possession'' areas like Bangladesh territory in India and Indian territory in Bangaldesh, and settle the dispute at an early stage to ease tension in the border areas.
The Joint Boundary Working Group, which was formed in late 1970s but was dormant, had been activated recently to start survey work.
It was also decided to start joint patrolling in the borders to contain smuggling, human trafficking, and other crimes in the porous common border of about 44,000 km.
Mr Srivastava said smuggling of fake currency was another major crime the BSF was aware of, adding about Rs 87 lakh had been seized in the past six years.
He said the BSF would approach the Union Home ministry to enact a stringent law so that ''touts'' involved in carrying out the fake currency trade should be given exemplary punishment.
He said about 30 per cent fake currency carriers were women and children used by the hardcore criminals.
He, however, admitted that in the past two years the Bangladeshauthorities had been very cooperative to counter the anti-socials for greater interest of mutually beneficial to both nations.
During the meetings it was decided that both countires would conduct surveys to earmark the ''adverse possession'' areas like Bangladesh territory in India and Indian territory in Bangaldesh, and settle the dispute at an early stage to ease tension in the border areas.
The Joint Boundary Working Group, which was formed in late 1970s but was dormant, had been activated recently to start survey work.
It was also decided to start joint patrolling in the borders to contain smuggling, human trafficking, and other crimes in the porous common border of about 44,000 km.
Mr Srivastava said smuggling of fake currency was another major crime the BSF was aware of, adding about Rs 87 lakh had been seized in the past six years.
He said the BSF would approach the Union Home ministry to enact a stringent law so that ''touts'' involved in carrying out the fake currency trade should be given exemplary punishment.
He said about 30 per cent fake currency carriers were women and children used by the hardcore criminals.
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