Tinsukia (Assam) [India], August 9 (HBTV): Amid the turmoil in Bangladesh, Assam Director General of Police (DGP) GP Singh said that only Indian passport holders will be allowed to enter the state from trouble-torn country through the designated entry points. 

"From our side, the direction is very clear that we will not allow anyone to enter the state. Many students from Assam and other parts of the country are studying in Bangladesh,” he said. During the previous month, 78 students including 60 students from Assam returned from Bangladesh, he said. ‘We will only allow Indian Passport holders to enter Assam while we will not allow others to enter the state,’ the official said.

"We have been regularly monitoring the situation for the last three days. When the development arose there (Bangladesh) we immediately held a video conference with all SPs, we also held a video conferencing meeting with senior BSF officials and the Union Home Secretary was also in that video conference. In Assam, our four districts - Cachar, Karimganj, Dhubri, and South Salmara, have shared their border with Bangladesh. Along with BSF, Assam police is also ready as the second line of defence. 

Assam police and BSF have conducted joint patrolling in many places," DGP Singh said on Thursday in Tinsukia. 

He further said that if anyone tries to sneak then we will take action as per law. "Our border is now in a strong position," he said. 

The Assam DGP on Thursday held a security review meeting in Tinsukia district ahead of the Independence Day on August 15.

"As per our information, a group of ULFA-I is now in the area along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border. We discussed how to neutralize this group and asked all concerned to remain alert so that the group couldn't enter Assam to carry out any subversive activities in the state. Police, CAPF, Army, and all intelligence agencies have been briefed. Assam is now in a peaceful way. I appeal to the ULFA-I not to destroy the peaceful environment. If someone has grievances, then they may talk with the government. We are on alert," GP Singh said. 

(ANI)