AGARTALA, Feb 1 (TIWN): Rising theft cases are becoming a matter of concern for the resident along the Indo-Bangla border area. Day after day the Bangladeshi thieves are entering the border areas and are disrupting the peace and tranquillity of the areas.

Taking the advantage of lack of security at the borders the thieves enter the houses and steal the cattle’s and the goods from the houses.

 Theft cases involving Bangladeshi youths have been rising sharply in Tripura.

In most of the theft cases it is found that mostly Bangladeshi youths are involved in these theft cases.

Tripura shares an 856-km porous border with Bangladesh. Around 80 percent of the border has been fenced. A large portion of the border is unfenced, porous, mountainous and riverine, making it advantageous for anti-social elements.

Police said cross-border criminals not only use the unfenced areas to enter India, but also climb over the fence using ladders.

Young Bangladeshi boys are "hired" and sent to Tripura for various crimes including theft, alleged the locals of the bordering areas, where the theft cases are on  arise these days.

After stealing various materials and cash from remote habitations and vacant houses near the border areas, these youths deposit the materials with their employer against some daily wages, alleged locals.

Tripura Police has asked the Border Security Force (BSF) to tighten vigil along the international border but every night the thieves enter the villages and steals goods from the houses.

The localites further alleged that they have raised issue with the BSF at border area but so far no action is taken by the BSF jawans.

Taking the advantage of the lack of security in the border areas the thief’s enters at the border area and steals goods from the houses and also threatens the people of killing them.

However, the localites have demanded a strict vigilance by the BSF and police in the area to save them from the harassment of the Bangladeshi thieves.