New Delhi: The Security Force (BSF) border on Wednesday said that enhanced jurisdictions would help BSF to strengthen police hands.
“Enhanced jurisdiction will help BSF to strengthen police hands.
This is a provision that is intended to strengthen and complement the efforts of the State Police.
BSF has acted in close coordination with the police to conduct joint operations including regional patrols, mobilizing together and building Anti-human trade unit in various places along the Indo-Bangladesh border, “read statements issued by BSF.
Furthermore said that in addition to West Bengal and Assam, other countries where BSF was deployed in the East Theater was Manipur, MeGhalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura Jurisdiction BSF covered the entire state.
“BSF does not have the power of the police, because it does not have the power to register pine or conduct an investigation.
Every seizure or concern that must be submitted to the state police or other law enforcement agencies.
State police jurisdiction continues to international limits.
SYNERGY with all state institutions managed by BSF To maintain security on the international border, “added the statement.
The center, which had previously empowered the Force Security Border (BSF) to conduct a search, arrest the suspect and made a seizure of up to 50 km in the Indian territory of the International Border (IB) along India-Pakistan and India -Bangladesh borders.
BSF, which was recently empowered to take action up to fifteen kilometers in the state of Punjab, West Bengal, and Assam, has now been authorized to expand its jurisdiction to 50 km without obstacles or permits from the central or state government.
However, the jurisdiction has been cut by 20 km in five northeastern countries – Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Nagaland, and Meghalaya – where it has jurisdiction of up to 80 km.
Likewise in Gujarat, BSF’s jurisdiction has been limited from 80 to 50 km.
In Rajasthan, the BSF jurisdiction area will remain the same at 50 km.
Previously, West Bengal Bengal Minister Mamata Banerjee said that like Punjab, they also protested the central decision to increase the search and capture BSF’s jurisdiction in countries.