Fourteen Bangladeshi nationals, including four children and four Indian touts were arrested by the Border Security Force (BSF) and Tripura police at Baishnabpur area on Sunday.  ,

The police stated that they received information regarding several Bangladeshi nationals who have entered India illegally were staying in a house, on the basis of the information Police personnel from  Sabroom Police Station and Border Security Force (BSF) conducted a raid in the house of one Indian tout identified as Kraisu Mog. During the raid Police personnel from Sabroom Police Station and Border Security Force (BSF) arrested fourteen Bangladeshi nationals, including four children who had entered India illegally without any valid documents. The Indian tout Kraisu Mog was also arrested along with three other Indian touts by them.

After the preliminary investigation the arrested Bangladeshi nationals revealed that they came to India on Saturday night. We have registered a case against the arrested Bangladeshi nationals under the Passport Act, said police.

We are showing zero tolerance towards human trafficking. Those accused of assisting in infiltration are also being booked under stringent charges that deal with human trafficking. We launched a hunt to track down the ‘Agents’ who are facilitating the infiltration of the people from Bangladesh. The agents locally known as ‘Linemen’ are active in specific border areas marked for the intrusion from across the border. The places are fenced and guarded, but the ‘Linemen’ have the access and the ability to transfer the people through safe corridors in lieu of money. Most of the infiltration bids occurred during the night and the Agents arranged ladders on both sides of the fencing to smuggle men and women who pay for the service, said the cops.