Summary:
It is a racket," he said.Another menace that plagues the border villages is cattle smuggling. After demonetisation, on an average 2,000-3,000 heads of cattle are smuggled every day.Residents of 35 Tripura villages along the border claim their livlihood depends on illegal trade. Till a few years ago, about 50,000-60,000 heads of cattle were smuggled across the border every day. The daily supply of fish, consumed in these villages, are sneaked in through check posts manned by BSF. But the BSF demanded Rs 500 more per head..