The Border Security Force (BSF) of Bangladesh has claimed to have arrested a senior Bangladeshi police officer while trying to enter Indian territory. He was arrested on Saturday from the border in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal state, the BSF said. However, the BSF did not disclose the identity of the arrested police officer.

West Bengal BSF officials said the Bangladeshi police officer was arrested near the Hakimpur border post in North 24 Parganas district between 6 pm and 7 pm local time on Saturday. The arrested Bangladeshi police officer was later handed over to the West Bengal Police.

Officials said an identity card was found on the man, which showed he was working for the Bangladesh police. He attempted to enter through a section of the border that was not fenced.

At that time, BSF members moved forward due to his suspicious behavior. Later, the BSF arrested him and handed him over to the West Bengal Police. However, no detailed information has been received so far about why he has fled to India.

West Bengal Police said that the Bangladeshi police officer is being questioned for details.

Meanwhile, the cabinet of the northeastern state of Assam has announced that adults in the state will no longer be issued Aadhaar cards. However, the cabinet said that members of the state's Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes and tea workers will be given an additional year.

After the cabinet meeting, state Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that this step has been taken to ensure that illegal immigrants do not get Aadhaar cards.

He said, "We have taken this decision because we have detained one Bangladeshi after another at the border in the last one year. Seven people were sent back yesterday. But we are not sure whether we have been able to detain everyone or not. So we want to create a security system so that no one can illegally enter Assam and live as an Indian citizen with Aadhaar. We want to close that door completely."

The Assam Chief Minister said that if someone is left out even after a year, then he will have to apply to the concerned Deputy Commissioner (DC). Then, in consultation with all stakeholders including the DC Superintendent of Police, Foreigners Tribunal, the applicant may be approved in very rare cases.