The Government Railway Police (GRP)  of Agartala railway station arrested a Bangladeshi woman for her alleged involvement in human trafficking from Charipara area under AD Nagar police station.

Arrested woman trafficker was  identified as Khadija Begum (36) is a resident of Brahmanbaria district in Bangladesh.

Giving details, OC of GRP-Agartala rail station, Tapash Das said based on secret information a Bangladeshi woman named Khadija Begum was arrested by the GRP (Government Railway Police) from the Charipara area in a joint operation with BSF (Border Security Force) Unit 42 and Amtali Police Station on Saturday afternoon.

He said that arrested human trafficker  Khadija Begum will be presented before the Agartala court for further legal proceedings.

Khadija's arrest comes after the local law enforcement agency and BSF on Thursday conducted a joint operation and apprehended 10 individuals, including 8 Bangladeshis after getting a tip-off about suspected illegal activities at Agartala Railway Station.

The operation was conducted amid the reports of cross-border human trafficking. The individuals were arrested as they were preparing to board a train, allegedly for illegal movement across the India-Bangladesh border. For further  interrogation, all ten arrested individuals were  in police custody at the local station. Authorities have also hinted at coordinating with Bangladeshi officials to get deep into the case and potentially repatriate the Bangladeshi nationals.

Within the last six days above 72 Bangladesh nationals, Rohingyas including women, transgender and touts, were arrested by the security forces from different parts  of the state and the infiltration from the neighbouring country into Tripura unabated.

Over the last two-and-a-half months, more than 182 Bangladeshi nationals and 32 Rohingyas were arrested by the GRP, Border Security Force (BSF), and Tripura Police from the Agartala railway station and various other places in Tripura after they illegally entered India.

It may be recalled here that on July 27, the GRP arrested 23 other Bangladeshi nationals from Agartala Railway Station. Before that on July 1, 11 Bangladeshi nationals, including 5 children and six women, were nabbed at the railway station. They were arrested for illegally entering India without documents.