One of them confessed that they had entered through the Jamalpur sector into Meghalaya. Another disclosed that they were en route to Chennai in search of work, suggesting a larger network facilitating such movements
SHILLONG, July 22: In a damning revelation that exposes glaring lapses along the Indo-Bangladesh border, particularly in Meghalaya, eight Bangladeshi infiltrators apprehended at New Bongaigaon Railway Station in Assam have detailed how they slipped into India unchecked highlighting the near-total breakdown of border surveillance, the state government’s hollow assurances, and the BSF’s questionable ground vigilance.
The infiltrators, all Bangladeshi nationals, admitted to crossing into Indian territory the previous night through a section of the border where the barbed wire fence had reportedly collapsed due to rain. Interestingly, they claimed there were no border guards present at the time, allowing them to enter without challenge.
“We climbed over the collapsed fencing. There were no security guards when we crossed,” one of them confessed on camera to a news channel, confirming that they had entered through the Jamalpur sector into Meghalaya. Another disclosed that they were en route to Chennai in search of work, suggesting a larger network facilitating such movements.
Perhaps more alarming was the admission that others may have also crossed through the same route, raising the possibility that multiple infiltration attempts are going undetected undermining both national security and the credibility of border enforcement.
The revelations raise serious questions over the efficacy of the BSF, which has long claimed tight vigil along the Indo-Bangladesh frontier. If fences can collapse and remain unmanned at night, then the credibility of those claims stands severely damaged.
The silence or inaction of the state government, meanwhile, reflects a continued trend of token statements without ground-level reforms or real-time vigilance.
Despite repeated assurances from both the state administration and BSF about safeguarding the border, the reality on the ground tells a very different story one of systemic failure, administrative apathy, and dangerous oversight. If unchecked, such breaches not only compromise national security but also embolden cross-border networks that thrive on institutional laxity.
As yet, neither the BSF nor the Meghalaya government has issued a detailed statement in response to the incident.