A BSF spokesman said that during his four-day visit (June 24-27), Aggarwal, a senior IPS officer, interacted with field commanders and jawans to assess the situation along the India-Bangladesh border.
He said that the BSF ADG, along with Inspector General (IG), BSF Tripura frontier Ashwani Kumar Sharma, visited the BOPs falling under the districts of West Tripura, Sepahijala, South Tripura, Gomati and Dhalai.
The ADG, during his visit to the borders, took stock of the security scenario and reviewed operational readiness and vigilance on the frontiers.
Aggarwal held meetings with Tripura Governor Indrasena Reddy Nallu, Chief Minister Manik Saha, Chief Secretary J K Sinha and Director General of Police Anurag and discussed various operational and administrative issues for effective border management in the state of Tripura.
The BSF ADG on Friday addressed a Sainik Sammelan at BSF’s Tripura frontier headquarters at Salbagan. Tripura Chief Minister Saha reiterated that the state government would not allow illegal immigrants from Bangladesh or Myanmar to enter Indian territory under any circumstances. Tripura has an 856 km border with Bangladesh.