West Bengal border areas on alert

Malda (WB): An "operational alert" has been
sounded by BSF in Malda and South Dinajpur districts bordering
Bangladesh in stepped up security measures in the run-up to
the Independence Day celebrations in the state.

The five battalions in the the 300 km international
border have been doubled during the period of alert which came
into force yesterday and would remain in force till August 17,
acting DIG (BSF) B K Jha said.

Thirty per cent of the border comprised unfenced riverine
and lowlands.

"Special watch has been kept on the unfenced areas," Jha
said.

Bureau Report