Bangladeshi nabbed with explosives in Meghalaya

By IANS,

Shillong : Troopers of the Border Security Force (BSF) arrested a Bangladeshi national in Meghalaya with explosives and weapons, a BSF official said Monday.


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Azad Miya, 40, a suspected militant, was nabbed Sunday night from Umkiang village near the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district, BSF spokesman Ravi Gandhi told IANS.

BSF troopers seized explosives, a country-made pistol, knife and a mobile handset with two Bangladeshi SIM cards and 10 Bangladesh taka from Azad Miya’s possession.

“Azad Miya appears to be a hardcore fundamentalist and a hard nut to crack. So far he has refused to divulge any details barring admitting that he is a Bangladeshi national,” Gandhi said.

Meghalaya shares a 443-km border with Bangladesh, part of which is porous, hilly, unfenced and prone to frequent infiltration.

The BSF have handed over the Bangladeshi national and the seized items to Meghalaya Police.

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