Kolkata, May 3 || The Eastern Command of the Border Security Force (BSF) witnessed a change of guard, with Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal taking over as Additional Director General (ADG).
The change comes at a time when the situation in Bangladesh continues to remain volatile, and the Indo-Bangladesh Border (IBB) is witnessing infiltration attempts.
A report submitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) after the recent communal riots in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal stated that illegal immigrants from Bangladesh were part of the mobs that resorted to violence.
The Calcutta High Court ordered the deployment of the BSF in the district to control the situation.
The BSF’s Eastern Command is in charge of the International Border (IB) with Bangladesh along the states of West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.
Apart from smuggling, activities such as infiltration and human trafficking are rampant along this border, part of which is riverine and unfenced.