Whose Writ Runs Along India-Bangladesh Border?

GUWAHATI: Whose writ runs along the India-Bangladesh border – of security personnel or of brokers? Such a question is often raised by circles concerned, and it is not for nothing given the roaring brokerage allegedly going on along the international border.

The instant case at hand is that eight Bangladeshis were caught by personnel of the Government Railway Police (GRP) and the border branch of the Assam Police from Guwahati Railway Station in the wee hours of Monday. Some mobile phones with Bangladesh SIMs were also seized from them.

Based on the confessional statements of the eight arrested Bangladeshi nationals, GRP and Border police sources said that all the eight had entered Tripura from Bangladesh with the help of brokers on April 20, 2019. On April 22 they were caught from Guwahati Railway Station when they were waiting to board the Chennai Express (down).

Strangely enough, all the eight Bangladeshi nationals have Aadhar cards with them. How come this happens? They entered Tripura on April 20 and are found to possess Aadhar cards when caught in Guwahati on April 22? What a magic wand do they have?

Of course, they have a magic wand! Based on the confessional statements of the arrested Bangladeshis, GRP and Border police sources said that the Aadhar cards had been handed over to them by the brokers who charge Rs 20,000-25,000 each person for their entire journey – right from entering India to their placements in metropolitan cities. Police sources suspect that the Aadhar cards are forged ones.

The sources further say that the Bangladeshis enter India illegally through brokers for fortunes. The target destinations of most of such illegal infiltrators are the metropolitan cities where they can get their placements without much difficulty.

The GRP registered a case {69/19 under section 468/471 IPC, read with Section 14 of Foreigners Act, read with Section 4 of Passport Act (Entry into India Act, 1920) and Rule 6 of Passport Act (Entry into India Act, 1950)}.

The eight arrested persons all hailing from Bhojpur police station in Chittagong district in Bangladesh have been identified as Akram Hussain (19), son of Jainal Abedin of village Holodia; Dilwer Hussain (19), son of Late Jafaruddin of village Korolia Takia; Rubel Hussain (19), son of Late Sultan Mia of village Uttar Jalanti; Kamal Hussain (20), son of Late Samsul Haque of village Uttar Jalanti; Manir Hussain (21), son of Nurul Islam of village Bagan Bazar; Abu Taher (18), son of Rafiqul Islam of village Korolia Takia; Sobuj Hussain (19), son of Late Yusuf Ali of village Uttar Jalanti; and Manir Hussain (18), son of Alamgir of village Hatirkheda.

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