Sixteen Rohingyas held in Tripura
Agartala: Tripura police arrested as many as sixteen Rohingyas at Dharmanagar inter-state bus terminus (ISBT) in North district.
This North district of Tripura shares borders with Assam and Mizoram.
According to Tripura police sources, the group comprises eleven adults and five minors.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Mustafa Khatrou (60), Tauaba (35), Fatima Khatun (25), Rahana Begum (38), Mohammad Sabi (30), Mohammad Ibrahim (39), Fauzul Islam (22), Mohammad Sultan (28), Noor Mohammad (68), Abdul Malik (23), and Mohammad Hasan (33).
The five minors are part of the same group.
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A Tripura police spokesperson stated, “Based on a tip-off, we rushed to the Dharmanagar ISBT and found them at the bus stand.”
“During preliminary interrogation, they claimed to be from the Kutupalong and Balukhali camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, as well as the Zilla Udan area. They reportedly entered India illegally and were intending to travel to other states in search of work via a night bus,” the Tripura police official stated.
Currently, the adults are being held at Dharmanagar police station in Tripura, while the minors are at the women police station.
An investigation has been initiated, and a case has been filed against them.