The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

The handing over of 18 Indian outlaws to the country's security forces BSF by the Bangladesh para-military force BDR in Tripura has been lauded by the Indian Media.

The Indian leading English language daily The Telegraph termed it as a rare goodwill gesture of the Bangladesh Government.

The newspaper named all the 18 militants who were handed over by the BDR in Tripura on Saturday night.

The militants are stated to be the members of All Tripura Tiger Force.

The newspaper identified the outlaws as Chitta Debbarma, Budhiram Debbarma, Sanjit Debbarma, Bimal Debbarma, Vishnu Debbarma, Pranesh Debbarma, Shankhanath Debbarma, Bipindra Debbarma, Kamaljit Debbarma, Sujit Debbarma, Pradip Debbarma, Bhabesh Debbarma, Sandhiram Debbarma, Brijesh Debbarma, Radhakishore Debbarma, Somen Debbarma, Khagendra Debbarma and Bimal Debbarma alias Billa.

All of them belong to Sadar, Howai and Takarjala subdivisions of West Tripura district.

"The BDR did their duty and we would have done the same. According to an understanding reached by the border forces of the two countries, criminals of one side sheltered in the other's territory, if apprehended, will be extradited," The Telegraph quoted, BSF deputy inspector-general AK Singh as having said.