Tripura Police Question Suspected Illegal Entrants Days After Attack On BSF

Days after an attack on BSF personnel at Ashabari, security agencies in Tripura have stepped up checks along the India-Bangladesh border, with several people suspected of having entered India illegally taken to a local police station for questioning and verification of their identities on Saturday.The questioning comes amid a wider verification drive in Sepahijala district, where teams comprising the Border Security Force (BSF), Tripura Police and Revenue Department officials have begun checking land records and properties in villages along the border.During the inspections, officials are visiting houses and commercial establishments, asking occupants to produce land ownership documents, including pattas.

They are also examining property boundaries to ascertain whether any structures have come up on government land.Officials have found suspected instances of construction on government land during the preliminary checks.