BSF Jawan Taken to Bangladesh Amid Dense Fog on Border
- By Thetripurapost Desk, West Bengal
- Dec 21, 2025
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A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan was kidnapped by Bangladeshi cattle smugglers along the India–Bangladesh international border in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar district early on Saturday morning, taking advantage of dense fog in the area.
The incident took place around 4:45 a.m. near the Mekhliganj sector. The jawan, identified as Bed Prakash of the 174th Battalion, BSF, attached to Arjun Camp, was on routine border patrol duty when the incident occurred.
According to BSF sources, personnel noticed a group of cattle being illegally pushed into Indian territory through an unfenced stretch of the border. While attempting to chase the smugglers, Constable Bed Prakash moved ahead of the patrol party. Due to poor visibility caused by heavy fog, he became separated from his team.
Taking advantage of the situation, Bangladeshi miscreants allegedly abducted the jawan along with the cattle and took him across the border into Bangladesh.
After receiving information, senior BSF officials immediately contacted their counterparts in the Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB). The BGB later informed the BSF that the Indian jawan was safe and was being held at Border Outpost (BOP) Angarpota.
BSF officials confirmed that flag meetings and diplomatic-level talks between the two forces are underway, and the process for the jawan’s safe repatriation to India has been initiated.
Bangladeshi Media Version
Bangladeshi media outlets, including BD News 24, have presented a different account of the incident. According to their reports, the BSF jawan accidentally crossed 50 to 100 metres into Bangladeshi territory during patrol and was subsequently detained by a BGB patrol team as part of routine border security measures.