11 Bangladesh nationals held from Agartala railway station
In yet another major crackdown on illegal infiltration, the Government Railway Police Station (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) have detained eleven Bangladeshi nationals for entering India without any valid travel document on Saturday from Agartala railway station.
The Officer-in-Charge of the Government Railway Police Station Tapas Das informed there was information about the arrival of some Bangladesh nationals, on the basis of the information the GRP and RPF detained eleven Bangladeshi nationals five women and six men from Agartala railway station.
Preliminary probe revealed that the Bangladeshis crossed the borders illegally and entered Indian soil. The eleven Bangladeshi nationals were planning to go to Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata for earning livelihood. They will be produced before a court seeking police remand for further interrogation, 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.
