3 Bangladeshi nationals held
Tripura Police arrested three Bangladeshi nationals including one Woman and seized 3300 in cash of Indian currency, Rs 1260 of Bangladesh currency along with a mobile set from their possession on Wednesday at Agartala Chandrapur Inter-State Bus Terminus.
The detained Bangladeshi nationals were identified by the police as Noor Mohammad, Mohammad Abdullah and another Hasmul Aasna.
The officer in-charge of the East Agartala Police Station Sanjit Sen informed that they received information, on the basis of the information police personnel from East Agartala Police Station rushed to the spot and detained them.
After the preliminary investigation, they admitted that they entered into the Indian territory in Tripura by illegally crossing the Comilla border in Sonamura, Sanjit Sen added. After entering Indian territory they went to Agartala Railway Station but as there were no trains they went to Agartala Chandrapur Inter-State Bus Terminus, the police officer said.
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 cop.
