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Friday, March 28, 2008

Six Bangla women held at Malda BOP





MALDA, March 28: The Border Security Forces (BSF) intercepted eight women including six Bangladeshi nationals, who crossed the border illegally for negotiation of marriage of a Bangla girl, at Tikapara border out post in Malda district last night. Instead of marriage they are now police custody under Bamongola police station today. “Six Bangladeshi nationals, aged between 70 and 18 year old, were returning to their country illegally who came to Hanspukur village in India a few days ago to finalise marriage of a Bangladeshi girl,” Mr Satyajit Bandyopadhayay, SP, Malda said.“The Bangladeshi women are very poor and could not arrange the marriage of their 18 year old girl. Along with the girl Safali they came to Bamongola area to finalise her marriage”, the Malda SP said. Police said that the girl and her family members were the residents of Dewlia village in Naogan district of Bangladesh, police said.It was learnt that one Vishnu Oran, resident of Hanspukur in Bamongola PS, presently living at Dewlia village in Bangladesh and fell in love with one Sefali Oran. They came to get consent of Vishnu’s mother. BSF intercepted all eight women including two Indian women, who were helping them to cross the unfenced border, and handed over to police. n sns

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