On the eve of Independence Day, two Pakistani terrorists were today arrested by the BSF while they were crossing over to the Indian side from Bangladesh at Hingalganj in West Bengal's north 24 Parganas district. The arrested, both residents of Karachi, were identified as Mohammand Zuber, a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) member and Mohammad Sohail, associated with Jaish-e-Mohammad, DIG(G) of BSF B S Rana told reporters. Preliminary interrogations by the BSF revealed that the two had arrived in Bangladesh in the first week of July.The duo was prima facie found to be arms dealers and were on way to Kashmir via Delhi, Rana said adding their other real motives of coming to India were being ascertained. Rana said the arrest was made at Charalkhali under Hingalganj police station when the Pakistanis were crossing Ichhamati river on boat. They would be handed over to police tomorrow.
Patrolling along the Bangladesh border was further stepped up following the arrests. BSF sources said the two had been engaged in smuggling RDX and other explosive materials for Kashmiri militants from Bangladesh via Indo-Bangladesh border. The BSF south Bengal frontier has informed the Union Home Ministry about the arrests.