Seven folks together with 5 Bangladeshi infiltrators and two suspected Indian touts have been arrested in two separate incidents in Tripura not too long ago.
In a single incident, 5 Bangladeshi nationals have been arrested from Lankamura village in West Tripura district on Friday night time.
The 5 have been recognized as Sohail Rana, Nurman Ali, Hamim Ali, Litan Ali, and Selim Riaz and forwarded to the court docket.
The police mentioned they’ve been charged with violation of the Passports Act, and the Foreigners Act, amongst others.
“They entered right here illegally. After looking out them, the police discovered solely cell phones. We’re investigating the matter,” mentioned a police official in West Agartala police station.
In the meantime, two suspected Indian touts have been arrested throughout a joint operation by the Border Safety Pressure (BSF) and the Authorities Railway Police (GRP) at Belabar village, situated near the worldwide border at Amtali in West Tripura district, on Saturday night time.
“Each the apprehended touts are believed to be actively concerned in facilitating unlawful migration and human trafficking by way of Tripura with the lively help of tout modules unfold throughout (the) Indo-Bangladesh border,” the BSF mentioned in a press launch.
The BSF has been on excessive alert alongside the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura ever because the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League authorities within the neighbouring nation owing to a preferred student-led motion earlier this month.
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