GUWAHATI

Seven Bangladeshi nationals who entered India illegally were pushed back from southern Assam’s Sribhumi district in the wee hours of Wednesday (July 30, 2025), Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

District officials said the seven persons, including two women, were intercepted before they could move inland and were sent back with the assistance of Border Security Force personnel.

“Continuing our crackdown against illegal infiltrators, 7 Bangladeshi nationals were pushed back in the wee hours today from Sribhumi. Do not try to infiltrate, you will be CAUGHT and PUSHED BACK,” Mr. Sarma posted on social media platform X.

This is the second such action in the Sribhumi district this week. On July 28, the security forces pushed back 20 Bangladeshi nationals who had entered the country illegally.

“We will not tolerate illegal immigrants,” the Chief Minister said.

The police and other security agencies stated the pushback was part of a broader operation to enhance surveillance in vulnerable border areas of Dhubri, South Salmara-Mankachar, Cachar, and Sribhumi. They said there had been frequent infiltration attempts since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh in August 2024.

Apart from those caught trying to cross into India illegally, the Assam government has allegedly “pushed back” people who were declared non-citizens by Foreigners’ Tribunals. Most of these people, seemingly unwanted by both India and Bangladesh, returned home to different parts of Assam from the no man’s land.