Lok Sabha Question No. 2223 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: Smuggling on Indo-Bangladesh Border
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, BHARATENDRA SINGH, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, FEROZE VARUN GANDHI, AJAY NISHAD, K. ASHOK KUMAR, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2223

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH  NOVEMBER, 2016/AGRAHAYANA 8, 1938 (SAKA) SMUGGLING ON INDO-BANGLADESH BORDER

2223.

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

KUNWAR BHARATENDRA:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

## Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the presence of large number of smugglers indulging in fake Indian currency notes, gold, cattle, drugs and essential items have been reported along the Indo-Bangladesh border;
- (b) if so, the number of such cases reported, smugglers arrested and quantum of smuggled items seized during last three years and the current year;
- (c)  whether  Border  Security  Force  and  Border  Guard  of  Bangladesh  are  now preparing to create a database of criminals to track the criminals indulging in illegal activities;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  the details of vulnerable stretches identified on the said border along with the  time  by  which  the  work  on  sealing  the  said  stretches  will  be  started  and completed; and
- (f)  the  measures taken to provide more powers to BSF to check smuggling at borders  along  with  the  other  steps  taken  to  check  smuggling  on  the  said border?

ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

## LS.US.Q.No.2223 FOR 29.11.2016

(a) &  (b)  The  details  of  seizure  of  Fake  Indian  Currency  Notes(FICN)  Gold, Animal,  Drugs  and  weapons  during  last  three  years  and  current  Year  (upto 31.10.2016) on Indo-Bangladesh Border(IBB)are placed at Annexure.

(c) & (d)    The Director Generals of Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guard  Bangladesh  (BGB)  do  exchange  booklets  containing  all  the  details  of criminals/smugglers with each other during BSF & BGB level talks every year.

(e) Vulnerable  stretches  are  identified  and  reviewed  time  to  time  from  the point of view of cross border crimes and such stretches are plugged/strengthened  by  deploying  additional  manpower,  Special  Surveillance Equipments,  vehicles,  other  infrastructure  support  and  force  multiplier  as  per requirement.

(f) BSF is equipped with required powers to check smuggling at Borders. The Government has adopted a multi-pronged approach to check smuggling at the Indo-Bangladesh Border(IBB). The arrangements include deployment of Border Security  Forces  (BSF),  construction  of  border  fence,  constructions  of  border roads,  installations  of  floodlights,  construction  of  Border  Out  Posts  (BOPs), introduction of Hi-Tech surveillance equipments, providing weapons and Specialised Vehicles  to Security Forces, etc.

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