Smuggling increased in Sherpur border
Smugglers have become active again after being closed for a long time in Srivardi and Jhenaigati border bordering Sherpur. Smuggling of cattle, cosmetics and narcotics is increasing from India through the border of Kharamora, Tawakocha and Hariakona areas of Garo hills of the upazila. Local residents are alarmed.
Information that comes from talking to local people on the ground. It is known that Porakashia border of Meghalaya state of India is next to the border villages of Srivardi and Jhenaigati upazilas. There are circular culvert gaps at various places under the Indian barbed wire fence at the zero point of the border pillar. The opening where the barbed wire fence ends. Somewhere on a river or a bridge over a river. Smugglers use the empty spaces of these culverts, canals and bridges.
BSF and BGB are bringing cattle and drugs from Porakashia. These smuggled cows are being sold in the local border areas of Kharamora, Tawakocha and Hariakona villages. Residents of those villages said that cows, drugs and Indian cosmetics are being smuggled in for about 3-4 months without the eyes of India's BSF.
Most of the cows come early in the morning on Saturdays and Tuesdays of the week. That is why the wholesalers started gathering in those villages every Saturday and Tuesday evening. It is sold in the villages bordering the border. After that, they brought Karnjhora, Balijuri, Vayadanga to different markets along the mountain road. Drugs and cosmetics are coming with the cows. These are sold through secret. However, the traffic of drug dealers is also open.
Meanwhile, Taiyab Ali of Kharamora village, Kalo Gazi, Bishu Ali of Balijuri village, Abdul Haque, Bachcha Gella, Abdur Rahim, Noor Nabi of Ofis Para, Kamal and Biplab of Karnjhora are directly involved in smuggling here. Earlier, Biplab was caught by the BSF while cutting the barbed wire fence in India and was imprisoned for a long time. He was caught in the net of police and DB many times in the country. Earlier, many drugs and cosmetics were caught by the police and Rebbe but the reason for not being caught by the BGB is the question of the people of Ela? Attempts to communicate with others over the phone or directly could not be found in this regard.
According to another source, border smuggling is being controlled by Kharamora border control, Tawakochar BGB lineman Balijuri office para Farid alias Tendul Farid, police lineman Badsha of Hatibar village and Balijuri market Wahed Ali. Farhad, son of Harun Mahajan of Karnjora, son of Chini member of big cattle trader Bilvorat. Ashraful, Afshar Ali and Haider Ali of Hariakona border. On the one hand, these people are grabbing money illegally because they have to pay money to the administration.
As soon as the law and order forces enter the border, they alert the illegal smugglers on their mobile phones, as a result, the smugglers are doing business fearlessly. In exchange, these two or four people take two hundred to three hundred taka per cow from them. A cow smuggler, who did not wish to be named, said money was sent to India through hundi. Cows, drugs and cosmetics are brought from there.
A BGB member said that when Naqshi tried to contact Zulfikar Ali, the company commander of the BGB camp, on the phone, he was not found and he did not appear to be sick.
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