Illegal Indo-Bangla border crossing: Five B’deshi nationals, two Indian touts held in Tripura

AGARTALA: In the unabated crackdown against human trafficking and illegal infiltration from Bangladesh, security forces arrested five Bangladeshi nationals and two Indian touts in coordinated operations at Agartala railway station over the past 48 hours, an official said on Monday. 

A senior official of the Government Railway Police (GRP) said that the joint operation against the infiltration involved personnel from the GRP, Railway Protection Force (RPF), Border Security Force (BSF), and central intelligence agencies. He said that the alert security forces successfully detained two distinct groups of infiltrators moments before they were to board trains destined for Kolkata and Delhi.

“The apprehended Indian touts were instrumental in facilitating their illegal entry into India and arranging their onwards travel to other parts of India,” the official said.

The official highlighted that intensified surveillance at key transit points like railway stations has resulted in a growing number of illegal infiltrator arrests. Preliminary interrogations of those arrested have yielded crucial information, he stated.

According to the official, during interrogation, the Bangladeshi nationals have revealed names of other individuals connected to this human trafficking network. Based on these leads, massive operations were launched to apprehend additional members involved in this cross-border racket, he said. (IANS)

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