Agartala: August 19: Despite stringent surveillance by the Border Security Force (BSF) along the India-Bangladesh border and its adjoining areas, the infiltration of Bangladeshi nationals continues. Sidhai police have arrested a total of 12 people, including Bangladeshi nationals and a broker, from the Gopalnagar area of Mohonpur.
Late on Sunday night, police apprehended these 12 individuals from an area bordering India and Bangladesh. Among those arrested, 8 are Bangladeshi nationals and 4 are Indian nationals. The arrested individuals were brought to Sidhai police station the same night. Among the 4 arrested Indians, Amar Faruk Mia, a resident of Gopalnagar Muslim Para, is known as a notorious anti-social element. It is reported that Bangladeshi nationals and Rohingyas have been illegally entering India under his patronage.
Mohonpur Sub-Divisional Police Officer Vijay Sen stated that the police are conducting regular night patrols in the border areas. On Sunday night, while on patrol, the police learned that some Bangladeshi nationals had illegally entered the state in the Gopalnagar area. The police went to the spot and arrested them, along with the auto-rickshaw driver and a local youth who were with them. On Monday, the police produced the arrested individuals in court.
