The year-wise break-up for borders falling in West Bengal was 1,181 in 2023, 1,516 in 2024, and in 2025 (till March), it was 384. The next highest number of 1,679 people were pushed back to Bangladesh through borders in Mizoram. The break-up for three years stood at 1,084 in 2023, which dropped to nearly half (519) in 2024 and in 2025 (till March), the number was 76. Incidentally, as per the BSF data, BJP-ruled Assam witnessed least numbers in attempted infiltrations and apprehension of illegal migrants from Bangladesh. Only 51 such people were pushed back to their country. However, the BJP-ruled state, Tripura, witnessed third largest number (771) of attempted infiltrations for three years and the data also showed an increasing trend, as in 2024 it was 200, in 2024 it stood at 390 and in 2025 (till March) it was 181. The data for Meghalaya showed 199 such cases. In 2023, the number stood at 39, but jumped substantially in 2024 to 113 and in 2025 (till March) the number stood at 47, which is higher than the entire year of 2023.
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