New Delhi: The India-Bangladesh border witnessed the highest number of infiltration attempts and arrests among all international borders between January and November 2025, according to data tabled in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. During this period, security agencies detected 1,104 infiltration attempts and arrested 2,556 infiltrators along the border.
In a written reply, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai shared comprehensive figures on infiltration attempts and arrests across India’s borders with Bangladesh, Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar. He informed the House that no infiltration incidents were reported along the India-China border during the same period.
Providing a wider overview, Rai said that since 2014, more than 8,500 infiltration attempts have been detected across India’s borders, leading to over 20,800 arrests. The India-Bangladesh border, which spans 4,096.70 km, accounted for the largest share of these incidents. Between 2014 and 2024, authorities recorded over 7,500 infiltration attempts along this border and apprehended more than 18,800 infiltrators.
Sharing year-wise data, the minister said that in 2014, agencies detected 855 infiltration attempts along the India-Bangladesh border, resulting in 2,160 arrests. In 2019, 500 attempts were recorded and 1,109 infiltrators were apprehended. The numbers rose again in later years, with 857 attempts and 2,076 arrests in 2022, and 977 attempts along with 2,525 arrests in 2024.
Along the 2,289.66-km-long India-Pakistan border, around 420 infiltration attempts have been detected since 2014, with approximately 560 arrests reported. The 1,643-km India-Myanmar border saw over 290 infiltration attempts and nearly 1,150 arrests during the same period. Meanwhile, the India-Nepal and India-Bhutan borders together recorded close to 160 infiltration attempts and around 260 arrests.
On border infrastructure, Rai said that physical fencing has been completed along 79.08 per cent of the India-Bangladesh border, covering 3,239.92 km, while 856.78 km remains unfenced. He added that 93.25 per cent of the India-Pakistan border has been fenced, with 2,135.14 km secured and 154.52 km still unfenced. In addition, 9.21 km of physical fencing has been completed along the India-Myanmar border.
