Border Police Chiefs to Discuss Demographic Shifts and Drone Threats under Shah's Guidance

New Delhi, July 9 – Home Minister Amit Shah will head a high‑level meeting of police superintendents from India’s border districts on Thursday. Core topics include infiltration, illegal immigration, demographic change, border security, drone incursions and drug smuggling.

The conference aligns with the Centre’s intensified campaign against illegal entry, which authorities label a systematic attempt to reshape the demographic profile of districts that border Bangladesh.

Attendees will comprise SPs from Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and the North‑Eastern states. They will present on‑ground observations, flag emerging security concerns and debate effective response strategies.

A newly constituted high‑level committee tasked with probing demographic alterations will also be referenced. Its scope covers irregular settlement trends, organised migration, and structural changes among religious and social communities.

In recent months, Shah has undertaken several visits to frontier zones, holding briefings with district magistrates and senior police officials. He has instructed them to monitor migration patterns meticulously and assess how population changes affect security dynamics.

The minister further directed the identification and removal of illegal structures that may serve as bases for extremist propaganda or temporary shelters for unauthorized migrants before counterfeit identity documents are supplied by criminal networks.

Beyond security, the agenda will touch upon development and welfare programmes for inhabitants of these strategically important border districts, which serve as the first line of defence against hostile incursions.

Participants are expected to examine the rising drone threat, particularly allegations that drones from Pakistan are being employed to transport weapons and narcotics across the border. The progress of fence construction along the India‑Bangladesh frontier, especially in vulnerable zones of West Bengal, will also be a prominent discussion point.