Dharmanagar, Oct 29: In a major crackdown on cross-border infiltration, Tripura Police apprehended three Bangladeshi nationals from the West Chandrapur area under the Dharmanagar subdivision. The arrests have once again raised concerns over the porous Indo-Bangladesh border and the growing menace of forged Indian identity documents.
The detainees—Mohammad Noor Alam, Raihan Mia, and Mohiuddin, all hailing from Brahmanbaria district in Bangladesh—allegedly entered India illegally around six months ago. Police sources said the trio was aided by a network of local agents who facilitated their movement across states and arranged fake documents.
After crossing the border, the accused reportedly traveled to Bengaluru, where they each paid ₹5,000 to obtain forged Aadhaar cards, spending a total of ₹15,000. Following a brief stay in the southern city, they moved to Kolkata and North 24 Parganas district, where they remained for nearly three months before returning to Tripura.
Upon their return, the trio took shelter at the residence of a local agent identified as Islam in West Chandrapur. Acting on a tip-off, plainclothes officers arrested the infiltrators, though the agent managed to escape. Preliminary investigations revealed that Islam charged ₹12,000 per person for organizing their illegal entry.
A senior police official confirmed that a Bangladeshi identity card was recovered from one of the detainees, supporting the charges of illegal infiltration. “We have launched a full-scale investigation into the network and are pursuing other members involved in the racket,” the official said.
The incident has sparked renewed alarm over border vulnerabilities and the exploitation of India’s identification systems, prompting calls for enhanced surveillance and stricter checks along the international boundary.
