Northeast Desk, 5th May: Tripura Police have arrested 16 Bangladeshi nationals, including five children, in two separate locations of Dhalai District in the state.
Dhalai District Superintendent of Police, Avinas Rai, revealed that based on secret information, the Police of Gandacherra Police Station in Dhalai District had detained 11 Bangladeshi nationals, including three children, from Mas Kumbhir Para.
The detainees disclosed during interrogation that they entered India from Bangladesh through the Hakimpur Indo-Bangla border in West Bengal three years ago in search of work. Afterward, they moved to Bangalore for employment. Following several years there, they returned to West Bengal’s Howrah from Bangalore on April 30 and proceeded to Tripura on May 2 via Sealdah.
Upon arriving at Ambassa railway station on Friday, they reached Gandachara with the help of touts. However, their plan to cross the Indo-Bangladesh border in the Gandachhra subdivision was thwarted, leading to their arrest by the police.
The arrested individuals were identified as Md. Mamun Sardhar (29), Ruma Begam (25), Afsana Akter (22), MD Rajib Holder (20), Md. Maharaj Sheikh (25), Md. Chan Miah Akon (36), Md. Foysal Akon (18), Md. Ferdous Sheikh (30), and three children.
In another operation in Dhalai District, Tripura Police and Government Railway Police, acting on prior information, apprehended five Bangladeshi nationals, including two children, at Ambassa Railway Station.
These individuals, originating from Barishal District of Bangladesh, were headed to West Bengal in search of employment opportunities.
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