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A tunnel has been found on the border between Bangladesh and India, Indian media reported. The country’s police have reportedly found the 200-meter-long tunnel near the border with Bangladesh in the Karimganj district of the Indian state of Assam. They have launched an investigation into the matter. On the opposite side of Karimganj is Zakiganj in Sylhet, Bangladesh.
Following the news release, the Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) said it had not found any such tunnels.
The commander of the BGB Zakiganj Battalion (19th Battalion), Lieutenant Colonel Rafiqul Islam, told Kaler Kantha on Saturday night: “We found out after hearing the news. We didn’t find any tunnels. He added that there is a road between two hills in the Zakiganj area. The locals call it the tunnel. But they found no way to excavate the tunnel.
Citing Indian police, the country’s media said the area was within the area of the Nilambazar Police Station of the Karimganj District. This secret tunnel was used by international smugglers and criminals on the border between the two countries. It was a crossroads for smuggling and human trafficking.
According to the Indian media and BBC Bangla, a resident of a village in Karimganj, Assam, was kidnapped last Sunday. Later, a ransom of Tk 5 lakh was demanded by calling his home. The number from which the ransom was demanded was the Bangladeshi number, Indian police said. After receiving the complaint last Wednesday, the Karimganj district police launched an investigation and arrested a kidnapper. After questioning him, they found the tunnel. At one point, the criminals released the kidnapped person.
According to the news, the location of that tunnel in the jungle. A little further on is the barbed wire fence at the border.
Indian police say they have informed the country’s Border Security Force (BSF) to close the tunnel. They came and closed the mouth of the Indian part of the tunnel.
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