11 Bangladeshi Nationals, 3 Indian Touts Arrested in Tripura

The arrested Indian touts are-- Niyamat Hossain (31) and Pintu Miah (27), both from a slum area in West Tripura district, and Prasenjit Sarkar from Silchar, Assam.

Continuing the crackdown on border infiltration in Tripura, a joint team of the Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Police Force (RPF) have arrested 11 Bangladeshi nationals including 4 women, for illegally entering Indian territory. Additionally, 3 Indian touts were also arrested for facilitating their entry.

They were arrested from the Agartala Railway Station today while about to board a train to Ahmedabad and Chennai, said Tapas Das, the in-charge of the Government Railway Police at Agartala Station.

During the arrest, police recovered several items, including Indian and Bangladeshi currency notes, Bangladeshi identity documents, and mobile phones.

The arrested Bangladeshi nationals have been identified as-Md. Robel (28), Kamrul Hasan (24), Md. Sayim (26), Kashem (19), Md. Ayub Ali (25), Shohag Miah (27), Md. Kamal Uddin (40), all hailing from Khagrachari district, Manoara Begam (35), Swapna Khatun (26), Jali Begam (25), and Parvin Begam (45) from Narail district in Bangladesh.

The arrested Indian touts are– Niyamat Hossain (31) and Pintu Miah (27), both from a slum area in West Tripura district, and Prasenjit Sarkar from Silchar, Assam.

Das said that the initial investigation revealed that Parvin Begam, Swapna Khatun, and Jali Begam were involved in facilitating cross-border human trafficking.

Earlier on September 17, Border Security Force (BSF) personnel arrested 3 Bangladeshi nationals attempting to enter Indian territory by crossing the border fence in Tripura’s Sepahijala district.

On September 11, BSF forces apprehended 3 other Bangladeshi nationals based on a tip-off from two different locations.

Tripura shares an 856 km-long border with Bangladesh, of which large portions are secured with barbed wire fencing. However, some patches remain unfenced due to local disputes, providing opportunities for illegal infiltration.

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