13 Rohingyas, 2 Bangladeshi nationals held in Agartala
Agartala, Feb 18, 2023, TRIPURA TIMES Desk
Agartala, Feb 18: A team of GRP arrested 16 persons including 13 Rohingyas, two Bangladeshi nationals and one middleman from Agartala railway station on Saturday morning.
Based on secret information available with officer-in-charge Rana Chatterjee, the GRP team detained the 16 persons including three kids when they were about to board Kolkata-bound Kanchanjunga Express.
During preliminary interrogation, the middleman- Abhijit Deb of Madhupur area informed the police that they had illegally entered the Indian territory through Sonamura border.
“All the arrested persons were forwarded to the court,” a duty officer said.
According to police sources, total 33 Bangladeshi nationals and Rohingyas were held from Agartala railway station in the current month. Besides, more 33 Rohingyas and Bangladeshi national were arrested in the previous month.
Apart from this, several consignments of ganja and other contraband items were also seized during this period.