HT Correspondent
AGARTALA, April 13: Tripura Police on Sunday produced seven Bangladeshi nationals before the court and sought five days of police remand after they were arrested for illegally entering Indian territory by crossing the international border late Saturday night in Belonia, South Tripura district.
According to police sources, the group entered Tripura through the Amjad Nagar area, which lies adjacent to Belonia town.
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“Based on a secret tip-off, a team led by Belonia Sub-Divisional Police Officer Rishabh and Officer-in-Charge of Belonia Police Station, Shibu Ranjan Dey, intercepted an Eco Maruti car at a naka checking point in the Manurmukh Tabla Chowmuhoni area. Upon checking the vehicle, seven Bangladeshi nationals were found and subsequently detained,” a police official said.
During preliminary interrogation, all seven individuals confessed to being residents of Bangladesh. They also claimed that an unidentified individual had assisted them in crossing the border in exchange for money.
“We have registered a case against them and produced them before the court, seeking police remand for further investigation,” the police added.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Robin Hossain (29), Mohammad Rafi (25), Amjad Hossain (27), Shahidur Jjaman (28), Fazzal (24), Rehan Mollah (21), and Gias Uddin (35).
Police also seized seven Android mobile phones, one keypad mobile, ₹1.64 lakh in Indian currency, and 1,01,935 Bangladeshi Taka from their possession.
