A top officer of the Indian Border Security Force has claimed that 45 camps for different militant outfits of India's North-East exist in Bangladesh.
The Economic Times quotes BD Sharma, special director general of BSF on Saturday.
After having a telephonic discussion with Director General of BGB Maj Gen Aziz Ahmed, BD Sharma told reporters: "45 militant camps of North-East militants exist in Bangladesh soil.”
He also said the insurgents could not be fully wiped out from Bangladesh soil because of deployment of BGB was less compared to requirement.
However, he mentioned “good relation between BSF and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)” and cited BGB as “highly cooperative,” the Economic Times quoted the BSF official as saying.
Sharma said out of 45 militant camps, militants from Tripura have 21 camps, mostly belonged to two banned outfits - All Tripura Tiger Force ( ATTF) and National Liberation Front of Tripura ( NLFT).
Sharma said, out of about 4000km border with Bangladesh, barbed wire fencing would be erected in 3314 km, of which 2418km long areas have already been fenced and works are in progress in 342km.
"So, about 70% of the border is now fenced," he said.
Sharma said that 3061km of Indo-Bangla border would be illuminated by flood lighting to check smuggling and border crimes, of which 1732 km have already been illuminated which is 57% of the total works.
