AGARTALA, May 10 (TIWN): Acting on a tip off, SDM Manik Lal das on Tuesday seized a total of 98 bags of rice from MG Bazaar after information of illegal smuggling of rice bags was alleged from the area.The officials, after receiving a tip off, raided the MG bazaar market shed area and seized the rice bags. The Sadar sub-divisional administration led by SDM- Manik Lal Das recovered 98acks (approximately 50 Kg) of unlawful rice from MG Bazaar, under MG Bazaar outpost this morning. Based on secret information, Sub Divisional Magistrate- Manik Lal Das, Assistant Director of Food Department- Manik Saha and Food Inspector- Subrata Saha and Basak Bhattacherjee conducted raid in the Maharajganj Market area. However, after conducting raid the rice bags were recovered from a closed shop and from its store.Later, the SDM handed seized the bags and is further investigating the case.Apart from alcohol, drugs, ganja now rice bags are also smuggled on the other side of the nation.

Alleged Illegal intrusion of the extremist, smuggling of contraband items and cattle’s across Tripura to Bangladesh and vice-versa has become an everyday issue. Due to lack of border fencing across the border area Tripura has become the hub for transport of the prohibited goods.

Recently it was found that, terrorists bombings in different places of India have indicated that militants are "freely using" the porous border to enter into India to carry out their heinous acts. The increasing numbers has made it virtually impossible to stop illegal entry despite of the security forces deployed in the border area.  Therefore, it is necessary that as much attention be given to the border area in Tripura to avoid illegal intrusion from Bangladesh.

The Indo-Bangladesh border is highly leaky making the illegal movement of people and goods a regular affair. The territory and the demographic composition of the border area make it favorable for Bangladeshis to sneak into India and also to get easily assimilated among the local masses. Along with illegal entry, migration from Bangladesh into India, especially in Tripura has primarily been driven by the mission for better economic opportunities, which is also another way to intrude into the Indian land for hampering the socio-economic movement of the country.

Over the years, the size of this illegal migration had reached to such an astounding proportion that it had begun to alter the demographic profile and threaten the existence of socio-political people across the border. The porous nature of the border and the constant flow of people have also made it easy for insurgent groups to carry out their atrocious activities, and also have the potential to destabilize the country and threaten national security.