India on Saturday accused Bangladesh of violating the country's airspace, besides reinforcing troops, building trenches and stockpiling heavy weapons along the international border.
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A BSF statement said a Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) helicopter entered the Indian airspace along the northeastern state of Tripura on Friday. "BDR violated the Indian airspace with their helicopter seen flying over Chotakhil in Sabroom subdivision of Tripura as also in Magrum and Beltoli areas along the international border," the statement said.
The allegations came as border tensions between the two neighbouring countries along the state of Tripura have peaked in recent days with BDR soldiers killing a senior BSF commander in a heavy exchange of gunfire last week. India has lodged a strong protest with Dhaka and cautioned its troops not to indulge in "adventurism".
Dhaka has ordered a probe into the incident. On Thursday, Bangladesh too charged the BSF of violating their airspace during a flag meeting between commanders of the two countries. "The BDR commander said a BSF helicopter entered their airspace April 18. But the allegation was totally false and baseless," the BSF statement said.
It said Bangladeshi troops were piling up weapons and building trenches, besides amassing additional soldiers on their side of the border. "They (BDR) are trying to create fresh tension by reinforcement of troops and by providing heavier weapons like 51 MM mortars."
The BSF said Bangladesh was carrying out a "misinformation campaign" among the border villagers by spreading news that India was planning an attack. "BSF has been watching the highly suspicious movement of BDR soldiers across the border," the statement said.
India and Bangladesh share a 4,095-km border, of which 856 km falls in Tripura. A vast stretch of the border remains unfenced with concrete pillars dividing the two countries.
On Thursday night, the BSF shot at and injured two Bangladeshi nationals while they were allegedly attempting to breach a barbed border fencing to illegally enter India. BSF officials said there were at least five separate incidents of "unwarranted firing" by the BDR soldiers on civilians and security personnel along the border in Tripura since March.
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