Bangladesh Army seen on Indo-Bangla border: BSF

Bangladesh Army troopers were spotted at a few places along the Indo-Bangla border on Thursday as there are reports of mutiny in the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) spreading outside Dhaka, a top BSF official said.

Bangladesh Army personnel have been seen in areas like Netrakona, Mymensingh and some other places bordering Meghalaya and Assam, the official, who has been taking stock of the situation on the borders, said.

The BSF has observed that BDR personnel have apparently pulled out of their regular patrol and surveillance activity following the rebellion in the forces' headquarters in Dhaka, which is feared to have left more than 50 officers dead and was spreading to other areas.

"BDR personnel have not been spotted along the borders. Our personnel have not observed the routine patrolling parties of BDR nor the personnel since noon yesterday," the official said.

The official indicated that BDR personnel might have been confined to their camps.

Fearing repercussions along the international border, BSF has asked its troops not to get provoked by any situation arising out of the clash, even as maximum alert was sounded along the Indo-Bangla border in North East. 

"We have asked our men to keep cool and not get provoked in the event of any situation arising out of the rebellion along the border areas," BSF IG (Assam and Meghalaya Frontier) Prithivi Raj had said on Wednesday.

The BSF has sounded a maximum alert in the border areas enhancing vigil and patrolling amid apprehensions that the BDR men may try to sneak into India to escape prosecution back home.

The commanders of the BSF battalions have already moved to the borders and are communicating with the frontier headquarters regularly on the situation.

BSF DG ML Kumawat is taking stock of the situation from New Delhi through video conferencing with all IGs of the Eastern sector.

The BSF has ruled out deployment of additional forces as of now.