Kolkata, May 10 -- In response to the rising tensions between India and Pakistan, the Border Security Force (BSF) and intelligence agencies have tightened security along West Bengal's coastal regions, particularly in the vulnerable South and North 24 Parganas district.
Amid fears that hostile elements may exploit the ongoing cross-border conflict to infiltrate Indian territory via the Bay of Bengal, central and state intelligence agencies have intensified surveillance along the 250-km coastal stretch of the Sundarbans spanning South and North 24 Parganas.
The move follows the recent arrest of 24 illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators - including women and children - from a coastal village in South 24 Parganas, raising red flags over potential h...