Five Bangladeshi with 3 trafficker detain in Khowai, Agartala Railway station

The infiltration from the unrest that hit Bangladesh into Tripura continued and five more citizens of the neighbouring country along with three Indian human traffickers were arrested by the Khowai district police and Government Railway Police (GRP) on Tuesday.

Police sources said that again on Tuesday evening the local villagers of Bachaibari under Khowai police station managed to detain two Bangladeshi nationals along with two Indian touts, when they entered Indian territory. After detaining them, irate villagers indiscriminately attacked them and severely injured all four.

Later, a police team including SP of Khowai district and OC of Khowai police station rushed to the spot and rescued all four persons and they were immediately shifted to Khowai district hospital.

Sources said that among the injured persons, the condition of two Bangladeshi is very critical and after primary treatment, two Indian touts were released from the hospital and police arrested them.

The infiltration into the Northeastern states especially in Tripura and Assam has continued for Bangladesh and in the last few months hundreds of Bangladesh nationals along with Rohingyas were arrested by security forces from different borders of the state.

After a brief half, especially after operation ‘Sindoor’,  the infiltration was almost stopped due tight security in the entire stretch of border, but during the past months dozens of Bangladeshi along with a tout were arrested  from different parts of the state.

Giving details, officer-in-charge (OC) of GRP station of Agartala Railway station said that on Tuesday afternoon on the basis of secret information, GRP managed to detained three Bangladeshi nationals, identified as  Pritom Sarkar (22) of Lakshmipur district of Bangladesh,  Sujon Das(37) of Lakshmipur and Kanak Banik (32) of same Lakshmipur district of Bangladesh  and one Indian Border tout, identified as Bikram Das (39 of  Nalchar under Sepahijala district.

During their interrogation they stated that they were entered into India through South Tripura border, said OC of GRP and all were arrested  under a specific case under sections 61(2)/249(b)/143(2) BNS, 2023 & U/S- 14(A)(b)/ 14(C) of the Foreigner Act-1946 & U/S- 03 of IPP Act ( Entry into India Amendment-2000).

OC added that during interrogation, they revealed their travel plan and wanted to go to Kolkata by train.

An investigation is underway to identify those who helped them enter India, said police and all arrested foreigners were produced before a local court on Wednesday for further legal proceedings.