Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and local residents stopped an attempt by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) to push an Indian citizen into Bangladesh through the Jimonal border area of Patgram upazila in Lalmonirhat. The incident occurred around 5 p.m. on Friday near the Nayabari area of Ward 3 under Patgram Union.

According to BGB and local sources, members of the BSF’s Bagdobara camp tried to push the Indian citizen across the border between pillars 818 and 819, which fall under the jurisdiction of the Rangpur Battalion 51 BGB’s Patgram Border Outpost. BGB patrol members and local residents intervened, prompting the BSF personnel to retreat and take the individual back into Indian territory.

No official statement from the BGB regarding the incident was available at the time of reporting.