14 illegal migrants, 10 Rohingyas nabbed in Tripura
Agartala, Oct 19 : In multiple operations, security personnel apprehended total 24 illegal migrants including 10 Rohingya people in Tripura today. Among the apprehended infiltrators five were children, officials reported.
In synchronized operations on Sunday, BSF personnel detained a total of 21 illegal entrants – 11 from Bangladesh and 10 Rohingya migrants – from various locations across Tripura.
Acting on specific intelligence, BSF teams noticed suspicious activity at the Agartala Railway Station, where they intercepted 11 Bangladeshi nationals who had entered India illegally and were trying to travel by train to other regions.
In a separate operation in the northern district of Tripura, vigilant BSF forces stopped 10 Rohingya migrants, including women and children, who were attempting to cross into Bangladesh, the spokesperson added.
Initial questioning indicated that these migrants had traveled from Delhi and Jammu and were aiming to reach Moulvibazar in Bangladesh via Tripura.
A BSF spokesperson stated that, with security heightened for the festive season, the BSF Tripura Frontier has strengthened its surveillance along the India–Bangladesh border.
The official emphasized that these arrests highlight the BSF’s increased alertness and operational readiness to prevent illegal crossings, human trafficking, and cross-border crimes during the festive period.
He noted that paramilitary forces have maintained heightened surveillance and strict control along the International Border, especially after the unrest in Bangladesh since June–July last year, and more so following the fall of the former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government on August 5, 2024.
In yet another operation, Tripura Police arrested three suspected Bangladeshi nationals identified as Hridoy Das, Nishant Das and Nikita Das.
“They had been detained from Khowai’s JAB Chowmuhani area. They were roaming suspiciously and on being detained, the police personnel seized Bangladeshi currency worth 4,000. We have encountered many inconsistencies in their statements,” said a police officer.
Das, however, refused to admit that he was a Bangladeshi national. According to him, his house is located at Ranirbazar. Investigation into the matter is still underway.
Tripura, sharing an 856-km border with Bangladesh and bordered on three sides by the neighbouring country, is highly vulnerable to cross-border migration and related criminal activities.
Except for certain stretches, most of this 856-km border has been fenced to curb smuggling, illegal crossings, and other trans-border crimes by infiltrators and hostile elements.
Tripura Police and BSF are working in tandem to foil infiltration bid with a tight vigil.
