AGARTALA, Jan 25 (TIWN): Security tightened ahead of Republic Day and BSF intensified checking of vehicles at the borders the district shares with neighboring Bangladesh. As Tripura sharing a very sensitive border with Bangladesh, thus to ensure a safe Republic Day a tight security arrangement has been ordered across Tripura borders. TIWN correspondents, photographers had visited Baramura Border areas, Lankamura border and few North Tripura’s border areas. They reported that intelligence agencies and security forces are reviewing arrangements for the upcoming Republic Day functions in Agartala and other subdivisions. However, there is no loophole in the security and no unwanted incident’s reports have come so far. Although high alert is imposed in the state, but there is no militant threat in the state ahead of Republic Day celebrations. Security measures have been taken after reviewing different security aspects.

Special emphasis is being given to bus terminuses, public transports and congested markets with sniffer dogs and bomb squads pressed into service. Apart from that the Highways, railways all are brough under surveillance. 

The Central Reserve Police Force, which has a large presence in Tripura, is entrusted with the task of guarding the national highways and sensitive interior pockets. It is to be mentioned here that a source of the BSF official said the number of camps of militants in northeast India was decreasing in neighbouring Bangladesh. Four north-eastern states share a 1,880-km border with Bangladesh. The states are Tripura (856 km), Meghalaya (443 km), Mizoram (318 km) and Assam (263 km).

Tripura CM Manik Sarkar on the occasion of Police Day-2017 on January 3^rd repeats his concern about NLFI ultras active participation in various campaigning related to terror. During his speech at AD Nagar ground, Manik Sarkar said, “It’s true that Tripura has done excellence in counter-terrorism, but the police and army force should not emerge self-satisfaction for this. It’s very much possible that NLFT and other militants are yet residing over Bangladesh who are aggressive to Tripura and other Northeast zones”. Apart from that CM said that Tripura has only 18 btln of Army Force which is not enough for the security of such a border-lined state.

But whereas Tripura is under militancy threat and apart form that from Nigerian to Bangladeshi all are freely entering in State. Sonamura border is has been intentionally delayed in Tripura, although with the Modi govt’s attempts few developments has brought to the fencing work, yet more than 10 KM are unfenced there, whereas 16 KM is at South Tripura, 12 KM at North Tripura.