By TC News Desk
Agartala, 13th July 2024: Ravi Gandhi, ADG, Eastern Command, BSF along with Patel Piyush Purushottam Das, IPS, IG BSF, Tripura, visited Border Out Post Boxanagar and adjoining border areas and directed to take all necessary steps to curb the menace of trans-border crime.
The ADG took a prahari sammelan at BOP Boxanagar in which he interacted with the Officers and Seema praharis including the mahila praharis on the various operational issues being faced at the ground level.
He also directed the field commanders to take all necessary steps to curb the menace of trans-border crime, including illegal migration of Bangladeshi nationals.
After the Prahri Sammelan, Ravi Gandhi,ADG BSF along with the IG visited Nagar village in Boxanagar, which is ahead of border fence near gate number 185A.
He was given a warm welcome there by the villagers.
He had a detailed interaction with the villagers and enquired about the problems being faced by them and he further assured them of all assistance from BSF.
It is pertinent to mention here that there are 43 such villages in Tripura having more than 4600 living ahead of fence.
These villages are highly prone to border crimes from trans border criminals and challenging in terms of border management and BSF is fully committed to their safety and security. The ADG further left for Kolkata in the evening
