KADAMTALA: In a major border security breakthrough, police and Border Security Force (BSF) personnel apprehended three Bangladeshi nationals and an Indian auto-rickshaw driver at the Kadamtala border area in North Tripura for illegal infiltration.
Acting on a tip-off near the Ranibari BSF Border Outpost (BOP), jawans intercepted an auto e-rickshaw carrying the suspects. During joint interrogation, the three foreign nationals confessed that they had crossed into India without valid travel documents and were actively attempting to sneak back into Bangladesh.
One of the detainees, identified as Sohel Mia, revealed during questioning that he had illegally crossed the border three months prior with local assistance and had been hiding in the Shantipur locality under Pecharthal Police Station. He added that they had hired local Indian auto-driver, Manik Roy, to facilitate their illegal exit.
A formal case has been registered at the Kadamtala Police Station under Sections 21 and 23(A) of the Immigration and Foreigners Act. Investigating officers have seized two mobile phones and vital evidence from the group. The police have presented the accused in court, seeking a three-day remand under Section 249 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) to unearth the wider human trafficking network operating along the border.