A tense standoff unfolded at the Adamtilla tea estate near Assam’s India-Bangladesh border after locals apprehended a suspected Bangladeshi cattle thief, leading to serious allegations against the Border Security Force (BSF). Villagers, who caught the accused with Bangladeshi identification documents, blocked a BSF vehicle for nearly two hours, accusing the BSF of attempting to shield the suspect rather than hand him over to Assam Police. The situation escalated into heated protests, with residents demanding a thorough inquiry into the BSF’s actions and urging both state and central authorities to address what they described as a breach of trust and security protocol.