Border Security Force (BSF) on patrol at Bangladesh border

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Out to check illegal migration and infiltration, this BSF patrol is out on their rounds next to the border fence / fencing between India and Bangladesh. The Border Security Force (BSF) is a border guarding force of the Government of India. Established on 1 December 1965, it is one of the Central Armed Police Forces. Its primary role is to guard India's international borders during peacetime and also prevent trans border crime. Like all Central Armed Police Forces of India, the BSF is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs. It is one of the many law enforcement agencies of India. The unique BSF Camel Contingent during the annual Republic Day Parade. With a strength of 240,000 personnel in 186 battalions, including women personnel, it is one of the world's largest b