BSF detain ten Bangladeshis, one Indian from Tripura

Agartala: The BSF and Government Railway Police detained 10 Bangladeshi nationals and one Indian tout in Tripura on Tuesday.

A BSF statement said that on August 13 the BSF anti-human trafficking unit and intelligence unit as a part of a special drive to apprehend Bangladesh Nationals carried out surveillance on suspected dropping points.

The operation was carried out in the general area of Amtali and Dukli in West Tripura in small teams.

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The statement read, “At about 5:15 AM BSF team along with sister agencies apprehended 04 Female Bangladeshi Nationals which included one baby. Subsequently based on lead, at about 8.00 AM the joint party further apprehended 6 other Bangladeshi nationals along with one suspected Indian tout.”

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The statement further read that initially they denied being Bangladeshi nationals and tried to stake their claims by producing fake Aadhar Cards but during questioning, they accepted being Bangladeshi Nationals.

“Further questioning is under progress by BSF and Government Railway Police Force. BSF has stepped up the crackdown on the network of touts who are facilitating the illegal entry of Bangladeshi nationals into the state of Tripura”, the press release reads.