Dhaka extradited 11 suspected Indian insurgents

Bangladesh has extradited 11 suspected Indian insurgents between June and August this year as legal process is underway to return several other criminals as part of efforts for mutual confidence building, security officials said.
"We have handed over 11 suspected insurgents in between June 12 and August 22 this year as part of our policy to fight against cross-border terrorism and crimes despite the absence of any extradition treaty between the two neighbours,” a senior security official said preferring anonymity.
He said the law enforcing agencies arrested more than 120 suspected Indian criminals and insurgents since 2003 and many of them returned home exhausting jail terms.
Officials said 10 alleged operatives of outlawed National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) were killed in an encounter with the anti-crime elite force as they infiltrated into Bangladesh territory.
The revelation came against the backdrop of a protracted accusation by the Indian authorities and media that Bangladesh harbours their separatist elements, an allegation that Dhaka consistently denied.
Bangladesh and India agreed on "expeditious" return of criminals staying in either of the countries as home secretaries of the two countries ended a two-day annual meeting in Dhaka on August 31.
Both sides also agreed to "continue efforts" to track down criminals who took shelter in either country to evade justice and send them back "expeditiously" as Dhaka also sought India's cooperation to take preventive measures against anti-Bangladesh outfits based in its territory.
Bangladesh handed over an updated list of 1,648 Bangladeshi criminals hiding in India while the Indian side gave a list of 464 Indian criminals during director general level talks between the Bangladesh Rifles and Border Security Forces (BSF) of India ahead of the secretary level meeting.