BSF deploys AI-enabled cameras to nab infiltrators along India-Bangladesh border in Tripura

The BSF said that a dossier containing a list of Bangladeshi touts and criminals was handed over to Border Guard Bangladesh at the recently concluded regional commander-level talks between the two forces

As per reports, the BSF has seized contraband items worth Rs 29 crore and detained 210 foreign nationals including 198 Bangladeshis and 12 Rohingyas till now in 2024. (File)

The Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday said it has deployed Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled cameras and facial recognition tools along the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura to clamp down on illegal infiltration and smuggling of contraband items.

“Gaps in border fencing are being plugged using improvised methods. Additional teams are being deployed… and special focus is being given to joint operations with state police and sister agencies…” the BSF said in a statement.

The development came just days after Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha held a meeting in Agartala with BSF officials and asked them to maintain a tight vigil along the border.

Meanwhile, Patel Piyush Purushottam Das, IG BSF, told media persons that manpower has been beefed up along sensitive border outposts. He added that several special operations were launched recently to crack down on touts and smugglers in the bordering areas.

“The BSF has a zero-tolerance policy against all such activities and field commanders have been briefed to launch intelligence-based operations to nab the touts,” the BSF IG said.

As per reports, the BSF has seized contraband items worth Rs 29 crore and detained 210 foreign nationals including 198 Bangladeshis and 12 Rohingyas till now in 2024.

The BSF IG further said that a dossier containing a list of Bangladeshi touts and criminals was handed over to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at the recently concluded regional commander-level talks between the two forces.

The BGB has assured to take action against the criminals, Patel informed.

Tripura shares an 856-km-long international border with Bangladesh, parts of which are still unfenced owing to local disputes.

First uploaded on: 07-07-2024 at 22:43 IST

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