Union Home Minister Amit Shah for inaugration of Police Station at ICP Petrapole and Foundation Stone Laying and Bhumi Pujan ceremony of Maitree Dwar at ICP Petrapole

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New Delhi, May 9

DG Border Security Force (BSF) Dr Sujoy Lal Thaosen visited BSF's South Bengal Frontier and reviewer security at ICP Petrapole. 

DG BSF accompanied by Addl DG BSF Eastern Command Sonali Mishra, IPS and Ayush Mani Tiwari, IG BSF SB Frontier flew from Kolkata by BSF Heptor for BSF BOP Kalyani and further visited ICP Petrapole to review the security preparedness for the visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah for inaugration of Police Station at ICP Petrapole and Foundation Stone Laying and Bhumi Pujan ceremony of Maitree Dwar at ICP Petrapole. 

The Home Minister will also virtually inaugurate newly constructed BSF BOPs and other Buildings of BSF SB Frontier and NB Frontier. 

DG BSF interacted with officials of LPAI and agencies working at ICP Petrapole. DG BSF also interacted with BSF troops who effected the seizure of 6.950 Kgs of Gold today morning from a Kolkata Bound Maitree Bus coming from Dhaka Bangladesh and announced cash rewarded for them. It is worth to mention here that today at about 0735 hrs, on a specific input, troops of BSF deployed at ICP Petrapole carried out intense search of Kolkata bound Maitree Bus coming from Dhaka and recovered 6.950 Kgs of Gold from the Bus.

DG BSF directed BSF Commanders and troops to maintain strict vigil on the the Border & curb nefarious activities of trans-border criminals & anti National elements.  

Thereafter DG BSF left for BOP Hingalganj and visited inaccessible border areas of Sunderbans and floating BOPs. He interacted with the troops deployed at dloating BOPs and commended their efforts in maintaining strict vigil at Indo-Bangladesh Border.