India asks Bangladesh to hand over 112 North-East rebels

India has given Bangladesh a list of 112 separatist rebels from the North-East, who have allegedly crossed the border, urging it to hand over them to New Delhi.

New Delhi, Oct 30 : India has given Bangladesh a list of 112 separatist rebels from the North-East, who have allegedly crossed the border, urging it to hand over them to New Delhi.

The request was made at a meeting between officials of the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) in Shillong, the BBC reported.

Senior BSF official Suresh Kumar Dutta was quoted as saying that the list handed over to the BDR contained names of rebels, about whose presence in Bangladesh the BSF has "fool-proof evidence."

Assamese separatist leaders, Arabinda Rajkhowa, Paresh Barua and Anup Chetia figured in the list among others, Dutta added.

He further said that a list of 172 camps allegedly run by north-eastern separatist groups in Bangladesh was also handed over to the BDR delegation led by its Deputy Director General, Brigadier SK Gholam Rabbani.

Dutta said the BDR officials have assured that they would try to verify the information provided by the BSF and act on it.

ANI