{"id":158816,"date":"2026-09-19T11:28:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T05:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/?p=158816"},"modified":"2026-09-19T11:28:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T05:58:15","slug":"assam-police-intercept-10-alleged-infiltrators-at-border-says-himanta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/?p=158816","title":{"rendered":"Assam Police Intercept 10 Alleged Infiltrators at Border, Says Himanta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-158356\" src=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/New-Logo-Smal-1.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"55\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Friday, September 18, that Assam Police had foiled an alleged attempted infiltration along the state\u2019s border, claiming they intercepted 10 individuals who reportedly entered India with \u201culterior motives.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">In a post on social media platform X, Sarma stated that the 10 people were \u201cfirst copy\u201d versions of characters from the Bollywood film Dhurandhar. He did not elaborate on what he meant by the term or provide any specifics about the identities of those detained.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">\u201c10 First Copy of Dhurandhars tried to infiltrate into India with ulterior motives and disturb our social harmony,\u201d Sarma wrote on X. He went on to credit the Assam Police for swiftly responding to the situation, writing, \u201cAssam Police promptly moved in as the Real Hamzas and prevented this misadventure along the border. We remain alert, ALWAYS!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_158812\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-158812\" style=\"width: 1145px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-158812\" src=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ss-1.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1145\" height=\"620\" title=\"\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-158812\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #800080\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Assam Police Intercept 10 Alleged Infiltrators at Border<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Sarma captioned his post with the phrase \u201c10 Ka Dum,\u201d meaning \u201cten of them,\u201d alongside a fist emoji, in a tone that appeared to convey a sense of strength and resolve.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The chief minister\u2019s claims come amid heightened concerns over border security in the northeastern state, which shares a lengthy and porous border with Bangladesh. However, no evidence, identifying details, or further verification of the alleged infiltration has been made available by the Assam government.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The Assam Police have yet to issue an independent statement confirming or elaborating on Sarma\u2019s claims. It remains unclear whether any formal cases have been filed or whether the individuals in question have been detained or released.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The film Dhurandhar, which Sarma referenced, is a forthcoming Bollywood action-thriller. His use of its characters as metaphors drew attention on social media, with many users reacting to the unconventional way of describing the border security incident.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Friday, September 18, that Assam Police had foiled an alleged attempted infiltration along the state\u2019s border, claiming they intercepted 10 individuals who reportedly entered India with \u201culterior motives.\u201d In a post on social media platform X, Sarma stated that the 10 people were \u201cfirst copy\u201d versions of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":158812,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard","jnews_video_option_group":[[]],"override":[{"template":"1","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"bottom","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_popup_post":"1","show_comment_section":"1","number_popup_post":"2","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-715","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0","subtitle":"News Desk :"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[200],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-158816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-assam"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":157418,"url":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/?p=157418","url_meta":{"origin":158816,"position":0},"title":"Assam-Meghalaya Taxi Standoff Finally Resolved \u2014 Tourism Minister","author":"ASSAM TIMES POST","date":"August 25, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The prolonged standoff between tourist taxi associations of Meghalaya and Assam \u2014 triggered by road blockades after violence on August 19 \u2014 has been resolved following intervention at the chief ministerial level, Meghalaya Tourism Minister Timothy D. 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