Overview
- Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the operation is routine under a zero‑tolerance approach to cross‑border entry.
- Authorities claim 35 to 40 people are intercepted each week, with the state’s pushback tally surpassing 450 by August 30.
- The latest group included women and children and was returned from the Sribhumi sector on the India–Bangladesh frontier.
- Sarma has linked recent attempts to economic hardship and political unrest in Bangladesh following a change in government.
- On September 18, Cachar Police separately intercepted 10 Rohingya near Silchar who were reportedly trying to cross to Bangladesh.