AGARTALA: Sankar Chandra Sarkar, a man in his 40s from Bangladesh, has expressed a preference for living in an Indian jail over enduring the harsh conditions in his homeland.
Sankar, an auto driver from Dhanpur village in Bangladesh's Kishorganj district was arrested by the Government Railway Police (GRP) on December 7 in the Ambassa Police Station area of Tripura’s Dhalai District.
He was detained alongside nine family members, including his wife, children, brother, and elderly father, Sudhir Chandra Sarkar, while attempting to cross the international border into India in search of safety.
He stated "The situation in Bangladesh has become unbearable since the Sheikh Hasina government weakened. Minorities like us are no longer safe. Living there with my wife and children is very tough. We face constant attacks and threats. Even filing complaints leads to more violence. I’m just a driver trying to support my family, but survival has become impossible. We crossed the border to find peace, and even if it means imprisonment, we’d prefer that going back."
Acting on a tip-off, the GRP detained the group near the Ambassa Railway Station.
GRP official Pintu Das said, “We received information about a group of Bangladeshi nationals waiting outside Ambassa Railway Station. Upon investigation, we spotted an auto-rickshaw with its passengers concealed by curtains. This raised suspicion, and we detained them. Upon questioning, they admitted to being Bangladeshi nationals. Among the 10 people detained are three men, six women, and one minor. They confessed to crossing the border at Kamalpur in Dhalai District and were on their way to Silchar."
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