NEW DELHI – In the past three years, India has seen maximum infiltration from Bangladesh compared to any other country.
In reply to a question on infiltration in the Lok Sabha, the government said that around 4,500 Bangladeshis were caught while infiltrating various borders since 2009, while forces apprehended 317 Pakistanis for sneaking in during the same period. All Pakistani infiltrations occurred through Indo-Pak border.
Interestingly, however, infiltration from Bangladesh has declined, with 2009 recording 1,849 infiltration bids and 1,280 in 2010. The figure came down sharply to 605 in 2011, but rose slightly to 722 this year.
Infiltration from Pakistan, however, has largely remained steady with 2009 recording 69 bids, 94 (2010), 63 (2011) and 90 (2012).
The government said it is taking all possible measures to stop infiltration which includes border-fencing work, establishing 35 new border outposts along the Indo-China border, round-the-clock surveillance of the border by patrolling nakas, floodlight systems, introduction of hi-tech surveillance equipment such as night vision devices and upgrade of intelligence networks.
The government reply also informed the House that work on 2,735km of sanctioned 3,359 km of fencing had been completed on the Indo-Bangla border, while 1,958 km of total sanctioned 2,043 km of fencing had been completed on the Indo-Pak frontier.
