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Protesters demand crackdown on B'deshi armed group in Tripura
Agartala: About 1,000 protesters under the banner of the Conscious Citizens' Forum staged a demonstration at Amarpur in Gomati district of Tripura on Tuesday, demanding crackdown on Bangladeshi armed group Parbattyo Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS).
The protesters submitted a memorandum to chief minister Manik Saha, seeking action against the Bangladeshi armed group PCJSS led by Santu Larma.
The memorandum alleged, "While illegal infiltrators from Bangladesh regularly enter Tripura through various border points, the PCJSS is orchestrating organised illegal immigration." It claimed that overground leaders and cadres of the PCJSS from Bangladesh have settled in Tripura, while armed cadres have established camps in border areas within the state.
It cited the arrest of 13 members of the Santu group from Hapania in Agartala, who were receiving medical treatment for injuries sustained while illegally entering India, as evidence of the group's deep infiltration.
The memorandum further alleged that PCJSS members are involved in drug trafficking, smuggling of Burmese cigarettes, cattle trafficking, and arms smuggling. It claimed that the group receives financial and political support from Pakistan's ISI and elements within Bangladesh.
According to the memorandum, PCJSS members have settled in Nandan Nagar and Nagicherra in Agartala, and established armed camps in Narayanpur, Mog Para, Lakkhidar Para, Korollyachari, Kamalakha (Gandachara sub-division), Midhingechari (Kanchanpur sub-division), and Sushenpara (Baghechara) under Amarpur Division along the Indo-Bangladesh border.
The protestors alleged that PCJSS cadres demand taxes from Indian citizens visiting border areas and intimidate them, preventing any activity along the border. They also claimed that PCJSS cadres threaten Indian citizens inside Tripura through their Indian agents.
The memorandum demanded immediate and strict action to secure Tripura's borders, arrest and deport all PCJSS leaders and cadres, and dismantle their camps within the state.
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