126kg hilsa from Opar Bangla in BSF net

With the Bengali’s favourite Ilish (hilsa) continuing to remain elusive despite initial hopes of a good catch along the West Bengal coast, an enterprising few seem to be making most of the opportunity by smuggling in the fish from Bangladesh. On Wednesday, even as the state observed the first total lockdown of the month, Border Security Force (BSF) personnel stopped a truck at the International Check Post (ICP) at Petrapole in North 24 Parganas, with nearly 126kg of hilsa hidden inside.

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