Assam: Five more Bangladeshi nationals nabbed in state

Guwahati: Security Forces have apprehended five more Bangladeshi nationals, including three women, in Assam’s South Salmara-Mankachar district, for allegedly entering India illegally.

The Assam police along with the Border Security Force (BSF) carrying out a joint operation intercepted a three-wheeler at Mankachar along the Indo-Bangladesh international border.

The vehicle was ferrying the Bangladeshi nationals when the team intercepted it.

On being questioned, the individuals admitted to have crossed over to India from Bangladesh. They were soon apprehended.

The infiltrators revealed that an Indian national, identified as Pappan and a resident of South Salmara-Mankachar, helped them enter India from Sherpur in Bangladesh.

The apprehended Bangladeshi nationals have been identified as Akash Ali, Safikul Mandal, Sabina Akter, Pinki Akter, Santa, and the three-wheeler driver Akhirul Islam.

The Assam police have taken necessary measures to push the infiltrators back to their country of origin and initiated an investigation to unearth the nexus.

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India has witnessed a sharp rise in influx of illegal immigrants from Bangladesh over the past few months purportedly due to the turmoil in the neighbouring country.

In the wake of the development, the BSF has intensified its vigil along the borders with Bangladesh.

However, the Bangladeshi nationals still manage to enter India illegally.

The law enforcement agencies have apprehended almost a dozen infiltrators over the past fortnight.

The Assam police on September 12 arrested three Bangladeshi nationals, including two women, from the state’s Karimganj district, and later pushed them back to their country.

On September 9, the Assam police pushed back two Bangladeshi nationals, including a woman, after they entered India illegally.  

The duo was intercepted by the police along the Indo-Bangladesh border in Karimganj district.

On September 8, five Bangladeshi nationals, including two women, were apprehended by the Assam police after they sneaked into India illegally. They were later pushed back to their country.