Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) thwarted a third attempt by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) to push three Indian nationals into Bangladesh through the Patgram border in Lalmonirhat. The incident occurred around 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 18, near the Kalirhat border under Patgram upazila. According to BGB and local sources, BSF members from Cooch Behar district’s Mathabhanga police station area brought the three individuals near the barbed wire fence and tried to send them into Bangladesh under cover of darkness.

Members of BGB’s 61 Teesta Battalion from the Kalirhat Border Outpost were patrolling the area when BSF noticed their presence. The attempt was then abandoned, and BSF took the three Indian citizens back inside Indian territory. BGB confirmed that the situation in the area remains normal.

To maintain control and prevent further incidents, BGB has strengthened round-the-clock surveillance along the border with the support of local residents.