KOLKATA: Several hundred Bangladeshi nationals - men, women and children - were intercepted by BSF at Hakimpur check post near Swarupnagar, in North 24 Parganas, on Monday morning. They were allegedly attempting to cross the border to return home amid growing fears linked to the ongoing SIR of electoral rolls. Personnel of BSF's 143rd Battalion detected the movement while monitoring a riverine stretch of the border and detained the group for questioning. A source said this was the largest single batch of suspected undocumented Bangladeshi nationals intercepted this year. The incident follows a noticeable increase in reverse migration attempts, particularly through porous border belt of North 24 Parganas. By Tuesday afternoon, number of stranded Bangladeshis at Hakimpur border

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