Bangladesh mutiny: West Bengal under red alert
CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharya held an emergency meeting with state chief secretary and home secretary after the outbreak of mutiny in Bangladesh. BSF sounded a red alert along the 2,216-km international border between West Bengal and Bangladesh.
AS THE mutiny broke out in Bangladesh, the Border Security Force sounded a red alert along the 2,216-km international border between West Bengal and Bangladesh on Wednesday (February 25).
After the news of mutiny was telecast, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Buddhadeb Bhattacharya held an emergency meeting with state chief secretary and home secretary in the Writers’ Building (Mahakaran), the ministerial hub of West Bengal.
While speaking to the media, Ardhendu Sen, the chief secretary of West Bengal said, “All the district magistrates and police superintendents of West Bengal have been asked to maintain a state of alertness in bordering districts.
Besides warning the BSF, the Union Ministry also offered Bhattacharya all kinds of necessary helps in the bordering regions.
Raj Kanojia, the IGP (Law and Order) announced that the West Bengal Police would cooperate with BSF at any cost. Gautam Mohan Chakraborty, the Kolkata Police Commissioner has also been asked to keep his forces on high alert.
Source: Citizen Journalism in India
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