BSF seizes country-made pistol, ganja along India-Bangladesh border

IANS April 13, 2025 244 views

The Border Security Force (BSF) successfully intercepted a smuggling attempt involving a country-made pistol and 22 kg of ganja along the India-Bangladesh border. Troops at multiple border outposts in West Bengal detected suspicious movements and seized contraband despite challenging terrain and low visibility. Smugglers managed to escape during the operations, highlighting the ongoing challenges of border security. The BSF's intelligence department is now working to uncover the broader smuggling network behind these attempts.

"Such weapons could be used by criminals across the border against innocents" - BSF Official
Kolkata, April 13: The Border Security Force (BSF) foiled attempts to smuggle a single-shotter country-made pistol and 22 kg of Ganja across the Indo-Bangladesh Border (IBB) in separate incidents in the North 24-Parganas and Nadia districts of West Bengal on Saturday.

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BSF troops seized single-shotter pistol near Tungi Border Outpost

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22 kg ganja intercepted in North 24-Parganas

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Smugglers escaped in low visibility conditions

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Intelligence department investigating smuggling network

"Troops of the 32 Bn BSF, posted at the Tungi Border Outpost in the Nadia district spotted a group of 5-6 people moving suspiciously towards the International Border (IB) around 5.55 a.m. on Saturday. On being challenged, the group fled back towards India.

"The jawans gave chase but the criminals succeeded in giving them the slip due to low visibility and waterlogging. A thorough search led to the seizure of a plastic packet containing a country-made single shotter. This was being smuggled to Bangladesh," the spokesperson for the BSF's South Bengal Frontier said.

A senior BSF official said that attempts of cross-border smuggling of weapons at a time when mob violence is being reported from Bangladesh daily is a matter of concern. Such weapons, whether country-made or sophisticated, could be used by criminals across the border against innocents.

"On the same day, troops of the 102 Bn BSF, posted at the Kaijuri (Kalyani) Border Outpost and personnel of the 32 Bn from the Horandipur Border Outpost in North 24-Parganas seized 22 kg of Ganja.

"Again, the smugglers took advantage of the darkness and uneven terrain to escape. The seized weapon and Ganja have been handed over to the concerned enforcement agencies for further legal action," the spokesperson added.

According to him, the intelligence department of BSF is working to find out who is behind the smuggling attempt of the seized weapon.

He also said that stopping such types of smuggling has been possible only due to the vigilance displayed by the troopers deployed along the porous and challenging border.

Reader Comments

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Rajesh K.
Great job by our BSF jawans! 👏 It's scary to think about these weapons being smuggled across when there's already so much violence happening. We need more surveillance along the border.
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Priya M.
The smugglers always seem to escape due to terrain issues. Maybe we need better equipment for our border forces? Night vision goggles or drones could help in these low visibility situations.
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Amit S.
22kg of ganja AND weapons? That's a dangerous combo. These criminals are getting bolder. Hope the intelligence team can track down the masterminds behind this.
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Sunita R.
While I appreciate the BSF's efforts, I wonder why we keep hearing about successful smuggling attempts despite increased security. Maybe we need to rethink our border strategy? More personnel isn't always the solution.
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Vikram J.
These border guards are true heroes! Working in such difficult conditions to keep us safe. The country-made pistol seizure is particularly worrying - hope they can trace its origins.
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Neha P.
The waterlogging and terrain issues sound like they need infrastructure solutions. Maybe proper drainage and clearing vegetation would help our forces do their job better? Just a thought.

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